Share of the population living with HIV in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Paraguay peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 65th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +32.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +44.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +49.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +48.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +45.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +40.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +28.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.19 % 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 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Paraguay?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Paraguay was 0.5% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Paraguay ranks 65th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.