People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — Southern Asia

People living with HIV in Southern Asia in 2024 — 3,020,900 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10,525.7%.

2024 3.02M people +696.02% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.02M people2024
Period minimum 28,430 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Southern Asia, 2000–202401M2M3M4M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 28,430 people2001: 33,610 people2002: 38,900 people2003: 44,100 people2004: 54,000 people2005: 67,300 people2006: 80,400 people2007: 94,300 people2008: 109,400 people2009: 124,300 people2010: 138,100 people2011: 152,200 people2012: 169,300 people2013: 179,510 people2014: 190,450 people2015: 211,090 people2016: 221,730 people2017: 243,580 people2018: 263,540 people2019: 284,490 people2020: 305,550 people2021: 326,910 people2022: 358,170 people2023: 379,500 people2024: 3,020,900 people
Change over the period: +2.99M (+10,525.75%) Average annual rate: 21.46 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia

Southern Asia 3.02M people
World computed 35.23M people
People living with HIV — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 3.02M +2.64M +696.02%
2023 379,500 +21,330 +5.96%
2022 358,170 +31,260 +9.56%
2021 326,910 +21,360 +6.99%
2020 305,550 +21,060 +7.4%
2019 284,490 +20,950 +7.95%
2018 263,540 +19,960 +8.19%
2017 243,580 +21,850 +9.85%
2016 221,730 +10,640 +5.04%
2015 211,090 +20,640 +10.84%
2014 190,450 +10,940 +6.09%
2013 179,510 +10,210 +6.03%
2012 169,300 +17,100 +11.24%
2011 152,200 +14,100 +10.21%
2010 138,100 +13,800 +11.1%
2009 124,300 +14,900 +13.62%
2008 109,400 +15,100 +16.01%
2007 94,300 +13,900 +17.29%
2006 80,400 +13,100 +19.47%
2005 67,300 +13,300 +24.63%
2004 54,000 +9,900 +22.45%
2003 44,100 +5,200 +13.37%
2002 38,900 +5,290 +15.74%
2001 33,610 +5,180 +18.22%
2000 28,430

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.