Share of the population living with HIV in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.1% for share of the population living with hiv in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Netherlands peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1994.
That places Netherlands 108th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Netherlands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0758 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1026 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Netherlands?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Netherlands was 0.1% in 2023, 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Netherlands ranks 108th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.