Congo, Rep.'s young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV was 3,400 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 41.67% from 2,400 in 2014 (3.54% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3,400 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 3,200 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 2,400 | 2014 |
| Highest | 3,600 | 1990 |
| Lowest | 2,000 | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | 3,040 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 3,600 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Congo, Rep.'s young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2023 (from 3,400 to 3,400).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 5.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 14.3% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.2% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 118.79 a year. A straight line explains 91% 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
In 2024, Congo, Rep. had the 19th highest value of the 131 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Rep. | 3,400 | 2024 |
| World | 370,000 | 2024 |
Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2024 ranking
- Venezuela, RB — 17th of 131: 3,700
- Malawi — 18th of 131: 3,600
- Cameroon — 19th of 131: 3,400
- Viet Nam — 21st of 131: 2,900
- Ethiopia — 22nd of 131: 2,700
- Madagascar — 23rd of 131: 2,700
What this measures
Number of young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV.
All 35 values
| Year | Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,400 |
| 2023 | 3,400 |
| 2022 | 3,400 |
| 2021 | 3,300 |
| 2020 | 3,200 |
| 2019 | 3,200 |
| 2018 | 2,800 |
| 2017 | 2,700 |
| 2016 | 2,600 |
| 2015 | 2,400 |
| 2014 |
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies
- Angola — 6,400 (2024)
- Benin — 500 (2024)
- Botswana — 1,400 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 940 (2024)
- Burundi — 500 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 100 (2024)
- Cameroon — 3,400 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 1,200 (2024)
- Chad — 1,300 (2024)
- Comoros
More health data for Congo, Rep.
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.9% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.18% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 1.28 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 39.57% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 1.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 40.31% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 2.59 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 39.94% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV?
- 3,400 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 5.56% from 3,600 in 1990 (0.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,600 in 1990 and the lowest 2,000 in 2001.
- How does Congo, Rep. rank?
- 19th highest of 131 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV unusual for Congo, Rep.?
- In 2024, Congo, Rep.'s young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2023 (from 3,400 to 3,400). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 5.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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, 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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