People who newly acquired HIV worldwide in 2025

1.2 million

people per year, worldwide

“1.2 million [950 000 –1.7 million] people newly acquired HIV in 2025.”

UNAIDS, Global HIV and AIDS statistics fact sheet (2026, data for 2025), 2026-07

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Registry or statistics office

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2026-11-06

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Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06

What to know

Uncertainty range 950,000 to 1.7 million. New infections are down 65% from the 1994 peak.

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