Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Romania
Romania: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 18,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Romania recorded 18,000 for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Romania peaked at 18,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,200, in 1990.
Romania ranks 82nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,350 | 1,200 | 6,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,020 | 7,200 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,300 | 14,000 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,200 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 14.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 105,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 110,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 103,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 110,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 106,395 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 1.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 98,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Romania?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Romania was 18,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Romania ranks 82nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.