Database Growth

The IPD-IMGT/HLA Database was first released in 1998 with 964 alleles. The latest version has 44028 distinct allelic variants.

The graph below indicates the numbers of alleles named and held in the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database since 1987 up to 2025-10-08.

The total number of alleles for each release is available from the following table:

Database Growth
ReleaseMonthAllelesComponent Entries
3.622025-104402878762
3.612025-074322577035
3.602025-044258476021
3.592025-014202675254
3.582024-104143374079
3.572024-074062372865
3.562024-043988671247
3.552024-013890969989
3.542023-103841669249
3.532023-073761967974
3.522023-043706867078
3.512023-013662566477
3.502022-103601665563
3.492022-073507764294
3.482022-043414562766
3.472022-013355261767
3.462021-103233059762
3.452021-073152258527
3.442021-043052257074
3.432021-012941755268
3.422020-102878654139
3.412020-072798052794
3.402020-042725851823
3.392020-012651250427
3.382019-102595848804
3.372019-072409345307
3.362019-042252841623
3.352019-012168340451
3.342018-102027238209
3.332018-071895536161
3.322018-041836335057
3.312018-011787433978
3.302017-101750932919
3.292017-071734432640
3.282017-041693332106
3.272017-011642931208
3.262016-101581930152
3.252016-071502029205
3.242016-041447328838
3.232016-011440927805
3.222015-101401527286
3.212015-071358026583
3.202015-041319026003
3.192015-011270725361
3.182014-101240724910
3.172014-071201024246
3.162014-041138923222
3.152014-011069122291
3.142013-101010420781
3.132013-07956420240
3.122013-04931019659
3.112013-01894919086
3.102012-10864418407
3.92012-07815917832
3.82012-04767017261
3.72012-01726916745
3.62011-10719615187
3.52011-07694414497
3.42011-04653413381
3.32011-01618912618
3.22010-10578811914
3.12010-07530211144
3.02010-04474310245
2.282010-0145569819
2.272009-1041619115
2.262009-0738647940
2.252009-0436357585
2.242009-0134777122
2.232008-1034107028
2.222008-0732016840
2.212008-0431876693
2.202008-0130956506
2.192007-1030436430
2.182007-0729016246
2.172007-0428166139
2.162007-0126835957
2.152006-1026075849
2.142006-0725335753
2.132006-0424295598
2.122006-0123375585
2.112005-1022805510
2.102005-0721825224
2.92005-0420764949
2.82005-0119724768
2.72004-1019354666
2.62004-0718834519
2.52004-0418144405
2.42004-0117774331
2.32003-1017384238
2.22003-0716954139
2.12003-0416464029
2.02003-0116203956
1.162002-1015883868
1.152002-0715463734
1.142002-0415193634
1.132002-0114963572
1.122001-1014673558
1.112001-0714373349
1.102001-0413903349
1.92001-0113413028
1.82000-1012572976
1.72000-0712202620
1.62000-0411562566
1.52000-0111162444