Global data

People living with HIV

• An estimated 41.0 million (95% uncertainty interval (UI): 35.3–47.5 million) people were living with HIV at the end of 2025.
  • 1.3 million (95% UI: 1.0–1.7 million) children (0–14 years old).
  • 39.7 million (95% UI: 34.1–46.0 million) adults (15+ years old).

HIV incidence

• 1.2 million (95% UI: 0.95–1.7 million) people acquired HIV in 2025. Since 2010, the annual number of people acquiring HIV has been reduced by 42%, from 2.1 million (95% UI: 1.6–2.9 million).
  • 93 000 (95% UI: 63 000–140 000) children acquired HIV in 2025.
  • 1.1 million (95% UI: 0.87–1.5 million) adults acquired HIV in 2025.
  • The number of people acquiring HIV decreased to 0.15 (95% UI: 0.12–0.21) per 1000 uninfected population in 2025 from 0.31 (95% UI: 0.24–0.42) in 2010.
  • Since the start of the epidemic, 92.2 million (95% UI: 70.1 –123 million) people have acquired HIV.

HIV-related mortality

• In 2025, 570 000 (95% UI: 430 000–780 000) people died from HIV-related causes globally. Since 2010, the annual number of HIV-related deaths has been reduced by 57%, from 1.3 million (95% UI: 1.0 million–1.8 million). The global HIV epidemic claimed 73% fewer lives in 2025 compared with the peak in 2004.
  • 61 000 (95% UI: 39 000–90 000) children died from HIV-related causes in 2025.
  • 510 000 (95% UI: 390 000–700 000) adults died from HIV-related causes in 2025.
• HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, claiming 44.2 million (95% UI: 33.8–61.1 million) lives so far.

Testing and treatment cascade of care for people living with HIV

The global targets are that 95% of people living with HIV should know their HIV status (first 95), that 95% of people living with HIV who know their HIV status are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) (second 95) and that 95% of people on ART have viral suppression (third 95).

People living with HIV who know their HIV status (first 95)

• In 2025, 88% (95% UI: 67 to >98%) of people living with HIV knew their status.
• To reach the first 95–95–95 target, an additional 2.9 million people living with HIV need to become aware of their HIV status.

People living with HIV who know their HIV status and are receiving ART (second 95)

• In 2025, 89% (95% UI: 67 to >98%) of people living with HIV were on ART.
• To reach the second 95–95–95 target, an additional 4.9 million people living with HIV need to know their status and access ART.

People living with HIV with suppressed viral loads (third 95)

• In 2025, 95% (95% UI: 72 to >98%) of people who were on ART had a suppressed viral load.
• To reach the third 95–95–95 target, an additional 4.8 million people living with HIV need to know their status, access ART and have viral load suppression.

More information: HIV statistics, globally and by WHO region, 2026 (PDF, 2.7 Mb))

Source: UNAIDS 2026 epidemiological estimates.

Summary

Progress towards the 95-95-95 targets, globally and by WHO regions

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