Share of the population living with HIV in Peru
Peru: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.4% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Peru peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
Peru ranks 70th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % 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 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % 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 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % 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 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Peru?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Peru was 0.4% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Peru ranks 70th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.