People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — Costa Rica

People living with HIV in Costa Rica in 2024 — 21,000 people. Ranked 68 in the world out of 145. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 517.6%.

2024 21,000 people +5% vs 2023
World rank 68of 145
Period maximum 21,000 people2024
Period minimum 3,400 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Costa Rica, 2000–2024010,00020,00030,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 3,400 people2001: 3,800 people2002: 4,300 people2003: 4,800 people2004: 5,400 people2005: 6,000 people2006: 6,600 people2007: 7,300 people2008: 8,000 people2009: 8,700 people2010: 9,500 people2011: 10,000 people2012: 11,000 people2013: 12,000 people2014: 13,000 people2015: 14,000 people2016: 14,000 people2017: 15,000 people2018: 16,000 people2019: 17,000 people2020: 18,000 people2021: 19,000 people2022: 20,000 people2023: 20,000 people2024: 21,000 people
Change over the period: +17,600 (+517.65%) Average annual rate: 7.88 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 21,000 people
World computed 35.23M people
Central America computed 528,900 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.1M people
People living with HIV — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 21,000 +1,000 +5%
2023 20,000 +0 +0%
2022 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
2021 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
2020 18,000 +1,000 +5.88%
2019 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
2018 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
2017 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
2016 14,000 +0 +0%
2015 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
2014 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
2013 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
2012 11,000 +1,000 +10%
2011 10,000 +500 +5.26%
2010 9,500 +800 +9.2%
2009 8,700 +700 +8.75%
2008 8,000 +700 +9.59%
2007 7,300 +700 +10.61%
2006 6,600 +600 +10%
2005 6,000 +600 +11.11%
2004 5,400 +600 +12.5%
2003 4,800 +500 +11.63%
2002 4,300 +500 +13.16%
2001 3,800 +400 +11.76%
2000 3,400

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The estimated number of people of all ages living with HIV at the end of the year. The estimate is built by UNAIDS from sentinel surveillance data, population surveys and treatment registers, so this is not the number of people diagnosed but the calculated number of carriers: some of them do not know their status. Absolute numbers and the share of the population diverge widely — the countries largest by number of carriers and the countries with the highest prevalence barely overlap.

Important: An estimate, not a count. UNAIDS attaches an uncertainty interval to every value, sometimes a wide one; the central estimate is taken here.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.