Global HIV & AIDS statistics — Fact sheet

Global HIV statistics

The data included here are from 172 countries reporting to UNAIDS for the year 2025. All the data from countries will be made available on aidsinfo.unaids.org as of 27 July 2026.

• 41.0 million [35.3 million–47.5 million] people globally were living with HIV in 2025.
• 1.2 million [950 000 –1.7 million] people newly acquired HIV in 2025.
• 570 000 [430 000–780 000] people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2025.
• 32.1 million people [28.2 million–33.4 million] were accessing antiretroviral therapy in 2025.
• 92.0 million [70.2 million–123.5 million] people have acquired HIV since the start of the epidemic.
• 44.2 million [33.8 million–61.1 million] people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the start of the epidemic. 

People living with HIV

• In 2025, there were 41.0 million [35.3 million–47.5 million] people living with HIV.
  • 39.7 million [34.1 million–46.0 million] adults (15 years or older).
  • 1.3 million [1.0 million–1.7 million] children (0–14 years).
  • 53% of all people living with HIV were women and girls.
• 88% [67–>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 7.6 million [6.7–7.9 million] in 2010.
• In 2025, 78% [59–94%] of all people living with HIV were accessing treatment.
  • 79% [60–95%] of adults aged 15 years and older living with HIV had access to treatment, as did 55% [39–78%] of children aged 0–14 years.
  • 84% [63–>98%] of women aged 15 years and older had access to treatment; however, only 74% [56–88%] of men aged 15 years and older had access.
• 87% [73 – >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 1994.
  • In 2025, 1.2 million [950 000–1.7 million] people newly acquired HIV, compared to 3.5 million [2.7 million–4.7 million] people in 1994.
  • Women and girls accounted for 44% of all new HIV acquisitions in 2025.
• Since 2010, new HIV acquisitions have declined by 42%, from 2.1 million [1.6 million–2.9 million] to 1.2 million [950 000–1.7 million] in 2025.
• Since 2010, new HIV acquisitions among children have declined by 69%, from 300 000 [200 000–450 000] in 2010 to 93 000 [63 000–140 000] 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 73% since the peak in 2004 and by 57% since 2010.
• In 2025, around 570 000 [430 000–780 000] people died from AIDS-related illnesses worldwide, compared to 2.1 million [1.6 million–3.0 million] people in 2004 and 1.3 million [1.0 million–1.8 million] people in 2010.
• AIDS-related mortality has declined by 60% among women and girls and by 55% 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 (15-49):
  • 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 2 times higher among people in prisons and other closed settings.

Testing and treatment targets (95–95–95)

• In 2025, 88% [67–>98%] of all people living with HIV knew their HIV status. Among people who knew their status, 89% [67–>98%] were accessing treatment. And among people accessing treatment, 95% [72–>98%] were virally suppressed.
  • Among children aged 0–14 years the 95–95–95 targets were 65% [46%–93%], 84% [59%–>98%], 85% [60%–>98%]
  • Among adult women, the 95–95–95 targets were: 91% [68–>98%], 92% [69–>98%], and 95% [71–>98%].
  • Among men, the 95–95–95 targets were: 86% [65–>98%] of adult men living with HIV knew their HIV status, 86% [65–>98%] were accessing treatment and 95% [72–>98%] were virally suppressed.
• Among all people living with HIV, 88% [67–>98%] knew their status, 78% [59–94%] were accessing treatment and 74% [64–86%] were virally suppressed in 2025.

Investments

• At the end of 2025, US$ 17.6 billion was available for the AIDS response in low- and middle-income countries — about 20% below the US$ 21.9 billion needed annually by 2030 to stay on track to end AIDS as a public health threat.
• Around 60% was from domestic sources. Domestic funding increased by 4% in 2025. Since 2025, more than 55 countries have reported plans to increase their domestic HIV budgets.
• Total international resources for HIV response declined by 18%, the largest decline in almost two decades.

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