In 2019, key populations (including gay men and other men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers, transgender people and prisoners) and their partners accounted for 62% of all new HIV infections worldwide, including the largest share of new infections in every region other than eastern and southern Africa.
Globally, new HIV infections declined by 23% from 2010 to 2019. The 1.7 million new infections that occurred in 2019 are more than three times higher than the global target of less than 500 000 new infections in 2020.
However, barely a dent has been made in the number of HIV infections among female sex workers, people who inject drugs and transgender women, and HIV infections among gay men and other men who have sex with men increased by an estimated 25% between 2010 and 2019.
