Colombia: Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Colombia's young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV fell 4.2% on 2022 (from 2,400 to 2,300).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.6% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 23.5% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.3% in 2011. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 15.76 a year. A straight line explains 37% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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: 100
• Singapore — 3rd of 3: 100

What this measures

Number of young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV.

All 34 values

Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 100 (2024)
• Argentina — 1,100 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 100 (2024)
• Barbados — 100 (2024)
• Belize — 100 (2024)
• Bolivia — 500 (2024)
• Chile — 940 (2024)
• Costa Rica — 500 (2024)
• Cuba — 530 (2024)
• Dominica — 100 (2024)

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 young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV?

2,300 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 64.29% from 1,400 in 1990 (1.52% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,800 in 1996 and the lowest 1,400 in 1990.

Is the latest change in young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV unusual for Colombia?

In 2023, Colombia's young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV fell 4.2% on 2022 (from 2,400 to 2,300). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.6% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.YG, 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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