Share of the population living with HIV in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in New Zealand peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 124th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in New Zealand?
- Share of the population living with hiv in New Zealand was 0.1% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- New Zealand ranks 124th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.