HIV Testing and New Diagnoses Rise in France for 2023

Increased testing efforts reveal a rise in new HIV cases, with a focus on foreign-born individuals and specific regions.

France conducted 7.5 million HIV tests in 2023, a significant increase partly due to the no-prescription, free testing initiative launched in 2022.
Approximately 5,500 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2023, up from 5,000 in 2022, reversing the decline seen since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Despite the rise in diagnoses, the overall trend from 2012 to 2023 shows a 10% decrease, particularly among French-born homosexual men due to frequent testing and PrEP use.
Late diagnoses remain a concern, accounting for 43% of new cases in 2023, posing treatment delays and higher transmission risks.
Regions like Guyane, Mayotte, the Antilles, and Île-de-France show particularly high HIV rates, with foreign-born individuals, especially women and men who have sex with men, being most affected.