People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — South America

People living with HIV in South America in 2024 — 1,927,900 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 206.6%.

2024 1.93M people +1.59% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.93M people2024
Period minimum 628,700 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — South America, 2000–20240500,0001M1.5M2M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 628,700 people2001: 669,100 people2002: 698,300 people2003: 738,300 people2004: 768,500 people2005: 813,400 people2006: 844,600 people2007: 874,900 people2008: 912,000 people2009: 950,900 people2010: 1,003,300 people2011: 1,053,600 people2012: 1,116,100 people2013: 1,175,500 people2014: 1,243,800 people2015: 1,303,300 people2016: 1,384,600 people2017: 1,454,000 people2018: 1,524,800 people2019: 1,605,100 people2020: 1,675,600 people2021: 1,737,000 people2022: 1,858,500 people2023: 1,897,700 people2024: 1,927,900 people
Change over the period: +1.3M (+206.65%) Average annual rate: 4.78 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South America 1.93M people
World computed 35.23M people
People living with HIV — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.93M +30,200 +1.59%
2023 1.9M +39,200 +2.11%
2022 1.86M +121,500 +6.99%
2021 1.74M +61,400 +3.66%
2020 1.68M +70,500 +4.39%
2019 1.61M +80,300 +5.27%
2018 1.52M +70,800 +4.87%
2017 1.45M +69,400 +5.01%
2016 1.38M +81,300 +6.24%
2015 1.3M +59,500 +4.78%
2014 1.24M +68,300 +5.81%
2013 1.18M +59,400 +5.32%
2012 1.12M +62,500 +5.93%
2011 1.05M +50,300 +5.01%
2010 1M +52,400 +5.51%
2009 950,900 +38,900 +4.27%
2008 912,000 +37,100 +4.24%
2007 874,900 +30,300 +3.59%
2006 844,600 +31,200 +3.84%
2005 813,400 +44,900 +5.84%
2004 768,500 +30,200 +4.09%
2003 738,300 +40,000 +5.73%
2002 698,300 +29,200 +4.36%
2001 669,100 +40,400 +6.43%
2000 628,700

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.