Share of the population living with HIV in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of the population living with HIV was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0293 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Papua New Guinea was 1.5% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.