Colombia: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Colombia's incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24) fell 0.01 on 2022 (from 0.29 to 0.28).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.001 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.06 in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.04 in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Colombia in the 2023 ranking

• Netherlands — 2nd of 3: 0.1
• Singapore — 3rd of 3: 0.1

What this measures

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 34 values

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.52 (2024)
• Argentina — 0.16 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 0.24 (2024)
• Barbados — 0.63 (2024)
• Belize — 0.51 (2024)
• Bolivia — 0.11 (2024)
• Chile — 0.37 (2024)
• Costa Rica — 0.54 (2024)
• Cuba

More health data for Colombia

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 6.4% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.85% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 5.23 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 19.33% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 5.45 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 20.68% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 10.68 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 19.99% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 6.39% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Colombia's incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24)?

0.28 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 33.33% from 0.21 in 1990 (0.88% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.42 in 1996 and the lowest 0.21 in 1990.

Is the latest change in incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24) unusual for Colombia?

In 2023, Colombia's incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24) fell 0.01 on 2022 (from 0.29 to 0.28). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.001 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.YG.P3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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