Recent information regarding the characteristics of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWH) is lacking. Therefore, we examined the incidence of HIV infection and epidemiologic characteristics of PLWH in South Korea using recent National Health Insurance Service database data. The HIV infection rate was 4.13 per 100,000 in 2017, 4.19 per 100,000 in 2018, 6.61 per 100,000 in 2019, 5.98 per 100,000 in 2020, 8.81 per 100,000 in 2021, and 4.14 per 100,000 in 2022. In 2016, the mean age of PLWH was 45.7 years (SD: 13.8 years), and it gradually increased to 49.0 years (standard deviation: 13.7 years) in 2022 over 7 years in South Korea. The proportion of male individuals among PLWH was 90.7% (19,970/22,026) in 2016, and it gradually increased to 92.3% (22,943/24,857) in 2022 over 7 years in South Korea. The proportion of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) users among PLWH in South Korea was 92.6% (20,388/22,026) in 2016, and it gradually increased to 97.9% (24,328/24,857) in 2022 over 7 years. In this population-based cohort analysis, we presented the HIV infection incidence and epidemiologic features of PLWH in South Korea. This study's results may influence future infection prevention strategies and policies for PLWH.
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