Global HIV & AIDS statistics — Fact sheet

Global HIV statistics

40.9 million [37.1 million–45.7 million] people globally were living with HIV in 2025.
1.2 million [980 000 –1.6 million] people newly acquired HIV in 2025.
570 000 [440 000–740 000] people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2025.
32.1 million people [28.2 million–33.4 million] were accessing antiretroviral therapy in 2025.
83.5 million [67.0 million–106.3 million] people have acquired HIV since the start of the epidemic.
43.2 million [36.8 million–52.3 million] people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the start of the epidemic.

People living with HIV

In 2025, there were 40.9 million [37.1 million–45.7 million] people living with HIV.
39.7 million [35.9 million–44.3 million] adults (15 years or older).
1.3 million [1.0 million–1.6 million] children (0–14 years).
51% of all people living with HIV were women and girls.
88% [69–>98%] of all people living with HIV knew their HIV status in 2025.
About 5.0 million people did not know that they were living with HIV in 2025.

People living with HIV accessing antiretroviral therapy

At the end of December 2025, 32.1 million people [28.2 million–33.4 million] people were accessing antiretroviral therapy, up from 7.7 million [6.7–8 million] in 2010.
In 2025, 78% [62–90%] of all people living with HIV were accessing treatment.
79% [63–92%] of adults aged 15 years and older living with HIV had access to treatment, as did 54% [39–72%] of children aged 0–14 years.
84% [66–97%] of women aged 15 years and older had access to treatment; however, only 74% [57–85%] of men aged 15 years and older had access.
87% [75 – >98%] of pregnant women living with HIV had access to antiretroviral medicines to prevent transmission of HIV to their child in 2025.

New HIV infections

New HIV infections have been reduced by 65% since the peak in 1995.
In 2025, 1.2 million [980 000–1.6 million] people newly acquired HIV, compared to 3.5 million [2.8 million–4.4 million] people in 1995.
Women and girls accounted for 41% of all new HIV acquisitions in 2025.
Since 2010, new HIV acquisitions have declined by 43%, from 2.1 million [1.7 million–2.7 million] to 1.2 million [980 000–1.6 million] in 2025.
Since 2010, new HIV acquisitions among children have declined by 69%, from 300 000 [210 000–440 000] in 2010 to 94 000 [66 000–140 000] in 2025. Although progress in reducing new HIV acquisitions is greatest among children, progress has stalled in recent years.

AIDS-related deaths

AIDS-related deaths have been reduced by 74% since the peak in 2004 and by 57% since 2010.
In 2025, around 570 000 [440 000–740 000] people died from AIDS-related illnesses worldwide, compared to 2.1 million [1.7 million–2.8 million] people in 2004 and 1.3 million [1.0 million–1.7 million] people in 2010.
AIDS-related mortality has declined by 57% among women and girls and by 52% among men and boys since 2010.
In 2025, someone died of HIV-related causes every minute.

People most affected by HIV

Risk factors compounded by marginalization, discrimination, and in some cases criminalization, resulted in higher risk of HIV acquisitions among certain groups of people compared to all adults:
18 times higher among gay men and other men who have sex with men
17 times higher among sex workers
34 times higher among people who inject drugs
17 times higher among transgender women
HIV prevalence is 6 times higher among people in prisons and other closed settings.

Testing and treatment targets (95–95–95)

In 2025, 88% [70–>98%] of all people living with HIV knew their HIV status. Among people who knew their status, 89% [71–>98%] were accessing treatment. And among people accessing treatment, 95% [76–>98%] were virally suppressed.
Among children aged 0–14 years the 95–95–95 targets were 64% [46%–84%], 84% [63%–>98%], 85% [62%–>98%]
Among women, the 95–95–95 targets were: 91% [73–>98%], 92% [72–>98%], and 95% [76–>98%].
Among men, the 95–95–95 targets were: 85% [66–>98%] of adult men living with HIV knew their HIV status, 87% [69–>98%] were accessing treatment and 95% [74–>98%] were virally suppressed.
Among all people living with HIV, 88% [70–>98%] knew their status, 78% [63–92%] were accessing treatment and 74% [67–83%] were virally suppressed in 2025.

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