Share of the population living with HIV in Estonia
Estonia: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Estonia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv in Estonia is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Estonia peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Estonia ranks 54th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +668.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +74.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Estonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.2356 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0162 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 141 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Estonia?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Estonia was 0.7% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Estonia ranks 54th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.