People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — Central America

People living with HIV in Central America in 2024 — 528,900 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 163.4%.

2024 528,900 people +4.57% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 528,900 people2024
Period minimum 200,800 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Central America, 2000–2024200,000300,000400,000500,000600,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 200,800 people2001: 213,400 people2002: 224,100 people2003: 236,800 people2004: 247,600 people2005: 248,300 people2006: 259,100 people2007: 279,900 people2008: 289,700 people2009: 300,500 people2010: 312,500 people2011: 323,100 people2012: 343,200 people2013: 354,300 people2014: 366,300 people2015: 377,400 people2016: 398,500 people2017: 411,500 people2018: 422,600 people2019: 444,600 people2020: 457,600 people2021: 470,600 people2022: 492,700 people2023: 505,800 people2024: 528,900 people
Change over the period: +328,100 (+163.4%) Average annual rate: 4.12 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 528,900 people
World computed 35.23M people
People living with HIV — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 528,900 +23,100 +4.57%
2023 505,800 +13,100 +2.66%
2022 492,700 +22,100 +4.7%
2021 470,600 +13,000 +2.84%
2020 457,600 +13,000 +2.92%
2019 444,600 +22,000 +5.21%
2018 422,600 +11,100 +2.7%
2017 411,500 +13,000 +3.26%
2016 398,500 +21,100 +5.59%
2015 377,400 +11,100 +3.03%
2014 366,300 +12,000 +3.39%
2013 354,300 +11,100 +3.23%
2012 343,200 +20,100 +6.22%
2011 323,100 +10,600 +3.39%
2010 312,500 +12,000 +3.99%
2009 300,500 +10,800 +3.73%
2008 289,700 +9,800 +3.5%
2007 279,900 +20,800 +8.03%
2006 259,100 +10,800 +4.35%
2005 248,300 +700 +0.28%
2004 247,600 +10,800 +4.56%
2003 236,800 +12,700 +5.67%
2002 224,100 +10,700 +5.01%
2001 213,400 +12,600 +6.27%
2000 200,800

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.