Are fewer people getting HIV?
As of 2025, new hiv infections is 1.2 million (2025): −65% from 1995 peak.
Why it changed
Both are true at once here: condoms, antiretroviral treatment that makes the virus undetectable and non-transmissible, PrEP, and harm-reduction programs for people who inject drugs cut new HIV infections by 65% from the 1995 peak (3.5 million a year). And also, progress has been uneven: the total barely moved from 2010 to 2015 (2.1 million both years), and the 1.2 million new infections in 2025 are still more than three times the UN’s 2025 target of under 370,000.
Source · UNAIDS, Global AIDS Update / Fact Sheet UNAIDS web content, © UNAIDS 2026 (no open/CC license stated on the fact-sheet page; see source for terms) Last reviewed 2026-07-07
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What is the source for this number?
UNAIDS, Global AIDS Update / Fact Sheet. Last reviewed 2026-07-07 — UNAIDS web content, © UNAIDS 2026 (no open/CC license stated on the fact-sheet page; see source for terms).
How has this changed since 1995?
−65% from 1995 peak. As of 2025, new HIV infections stands at 1.2 million (2025).
What still isn't solved?
Progress has been uneven: the total barely moved from 2010 to 2015 (2.1 million both years), and the 1.2 million new infections in 2025 are still more than three times the UN’s 2025 target of under 370,000.