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Worldwide Atlas estimate3.1 million

3.1 million people worldwide is reported from Atlas data collected through 2024, in a 2026 report. Global data are shown separately from country data.

Women among people living with MS

7 in 10 %
Data period
Atlas data collected through 2024
Publication / update
MSIF Atlas update, 2026

Data note: The source reports a rounded global statement that about 7 in 10 people living with MS are women. It is not a country estimate.

Worldwide

People living with MS

3.1 million

Global estimate reported across 133 countries and 93% of the world population; it is not a local country estimate.

Data period
Atlas data collected through 2024
Publication / update
MSIF epidemiology report, 2026
Global prevalence: 38 per 100,000 people

Atlas data collected through 2024