Overview
- Santé publique France says HIV diagnoses among 15–24-year-olds rose 41% from 2014 to 2023 as adult diagnoses fell 15%.
- Increases are concentrated in the French overseas departments and regions and in metropolitan areas outside Île-de-France.
- Recently arrived young people born in sub‑Saharan Africa and those facing precarity are disproportionately affected.
- A survey of about 6,000 men aged 18–29 finds MSM under 21 use PrEP far less than older peers (8% versus 23%), rarely discuss prevention with doctors, and report more unprotected sex.
- Officials recommend targeted prevention, free condom access, and testing without prescription, releasing the findings ahead of World AIDS Day.