Share of the population infected with hiv in Spain

Spain: Share of the population infected with hiv was 0.2838 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2838
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
88th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.4705
in 1994
All-time low
0.2838
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Share of the population infected with hiv in Spain, 1990–2024

00.10.20.30.40.51990200720241990: 0.3651991: 0.4111992: 0.4431993: 0.4621994: 0.471995: 0.4691996: 0.4671997: 0.4671998: 0.4661999: 0.4662000: 0.4652001: 0.4642002: 0.4632003: 0.4622004: 0.4592005: 0.4572006: 0.4532007: 0.4482008: 0.4432009: 0.4392010: 0.4342011: 0.4282012: 0.4212013: 0.4122014: 0.4012015: 0.3892016: 0.3762017: 0.3632018: 0.3472019: 0.3312020: 0.3192021: 0.3082022: 0.2982023: 0.292024: 0.284

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.2838 for share of the population infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population infected with hiv in Spain peaked at 0.4705 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2838, in 2024.

Spain ranks 88th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Share of the population infected with hiv in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population infected with hiv in Spain, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.3651 —
1991 0.4106 +12.5%
1992 0.443 +7.9%
1993 0.4624 +4.4%
1994 0.4705 +1.8%
1995 0.4692 -0.3%
1996 0.4668 -0.5%
1997 0.4665 -0.1%
1998 0.4665 -0.0%
1999 0.466 -0.1%
2000 0.4652 -0.2%
2001 0.4644 -0.2%
2002 0.4634 -0.2%
2003 0.4615 -0.4%
2004 0.4594 -0.5%
2005 0.4566 -0.6%
2006 0.4526 -0.9%
2007 0.4481 -1.0%
2008 0.4433 -1.1%
2009 0.4389 -1.0%
2010 0.4343 -1.0%
2011 0.4284 -1.3%
2012 0.4207 -1.8%
2013 0.4121 -2.1%
2014 0.4015 -2.6%
2015 0.3893 -3.0%
2016 0.3764 -3.3%
2017 0.363 -3.5%
2018 0.3474 -4.3%
2019 0.3311 -4.7%
2020 0.3185 -3.8%
2021 0.3077 -3.4%
2022 0.2979 -3.2%
2023 0.2904 -2.5%
2024 0.2838 -2.3%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.2838 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1691, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.2838 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1903, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4486 0.3651 0.4705 10
2000s 0.4553 0.4389 0.4652 10
2010s 0.3904 0.3311 0.4343 10
2020s 0.2997 0.2838 0.3185 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 85 Malta 0.2955 compare
  2. 86 Malaysia 0.2876 compare
  3. 87 France 0.2848 compare
  4. 89 Luxembourg 0.2821 compare
  5. 90 Kyrgyzstan 0.2716 compare
  6. 91 Greece 0.2696 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population infected with hiv in Spain?
Share of the population infected with hiv in Spain was 0.2838 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.4705 in 1994.
What is the lowest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2838 in 2024.
How does Spain rank for share of the population infected with hiv?
Spain ranks 88th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population infected with hiv rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population infected with hiv
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 5,197 data points, 1990–2024
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