Share of the population living with HIV in Norway
Norway: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv in Norway stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Norway peaked at 0.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Norway 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Norway?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Norway 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.