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HIV prevalence

The share of people aged 15–49 living with HIV.

Unit: % of population aged 15–49 Period: 1990–2024 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 1.37% Countries: 153

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2022 to 2024.

HIV prevalence, 2022–2024

Top-20 · % of population aged 15–49

HIV prevalence, 2022–20240102030EswatiniEswatini: 23.4%23.4South AfricaSouth Africa: 17.2%17.2LesothoLesotho: 17.1%17.1BotswanaBotswana: 15.7%15.7MozambiqueMozambique: 11.5%11.5ZimbabweZimbabwe: 9.8%9.8ZambiaZambia: 9.4%9.4NamibiaNamibia: 9%9MalawiMalawi: 6.2%6.2UgandaUganda: 4.9%4.9TanzaniaTanzania: 3.5%3.5Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 3.2%3.2KenyaKenya: 3%3GabonGabon: 2.8%2.8CameroonCameroon: 2.5%2.5Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 2.4%2.4Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 2.2%2.2RwandaRwanda: 2%2Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire: 1.7%1.7AngolaAngola: 1.6%1.6
HIV prevalence — 2022–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 SZ Eswatini 23.4 2024 153
2 ZA South Africa 17.2 2024 152
3 LS Lesotho 17.1 2024 151
4 BW Botswana 15.7 2024 150
5 MZ Mozambique 11.5 2024 149
6 ZW Zimbabwe 9.8 2024 148
7 ZM Zambia 9.4 2024 147
8 NA Namibia 9 2024 146
9 MW Malawi 6.2 2024 145
10 UG Uganda 4.9 2024 144
11 TZ Tanzania 3.5 2024 143
12 CG Republic of the Congo 3.2 2024 142
13 KE Kenya 3 2024 141
14 GA Gabon 2.8 2024 140
15 CM Cameroon 2.5 2024 139
16 CF Central African Republic 2.4 2024 138
17 GW Guinea-Bissau 2.2 2024 137
18 RW Rwanda 2 2024 136
19 CI Côte d'Ivoire 1.7 2024 135
20 AO Angola 1.6 2024 130
21 GY Guyana 1.6 2024 130
22 HT Haiti 1.6 2024 130
23 SR Suriname 1.6 2024 130
24 TG Togo 1.6 2024 130
25 GH Ghana 1.5 2024 127
26 PG Papua New Guinea 1.5 2024 127
27 SS South Sudan 1.5 2024 127
28 SL Sierra Leone 1.4 2024 126
29 GM Gambia 1.3 2024 124
30 GN Guinea 1.3 2024 124
31 BZ Belize 1.2 2024 122
32 NG Nigeria 1.2 2024 122
33 AG Antigua and Barbuda 1.1 2024 118
34 BS Bahamas 1.1 2024 118
35 JM Jamaica 1.1 2024 118
36 PA Panama 1.1 2024 118
37 BB Barbados 1 2024 114
38 DO Dominican Republic 1 2024 114
39 FJ Fiji 1 2024 114
40 TH Thailand 1 2024 114
41 CV Cabo Verde 0.9 2024 108
42 TD Chad 0.9 2024 108
43 DJ Djibouti 0.9 2024 108
44 LR Liberia 0.9 2024 108
45 MD Moldova 0.9 2024 108
46 MM Myanmar 0.9 2024 108
47 BI Burundi 0.8 2024 104
48 ML Mali 0.8 2024 104
49 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8 2024 104
50 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8 2024 104
51 BJ Benin 0.7 2024 98
52 BR Brazil 0.7 2024 98
53 CL Chile 0.7 2024 98
54 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.7 2024 98
55 EE Estonia 0.7 2024 98
56 ET Ethiopia 0.7 2024 98
57 CO Colombia 0.6 2024 94
58 CR Costa Rica 0.6 2024 94
59 CU Cuba 0.6 2024 94
60 VE Venezuela 0.6 2024 94
61 BF Burkina Faso 0.5 2024 86
62 KH Cambodia 0.5 2024 86
63 DM Dominica 0.5 2024 86
64 LV Latvia 0.5 2024 86
65 MG Madagascar 0.5 2024 86
66 MX Mexico 0.5 2024 86
67 PY Paraguay 0.5 2024 86
68 PT Portugal 0.5 2024 86
69 AR Argentina 0.4 2024 73
70 AM Armenia 0.4 2024 73
71 BO Bolivia 0.4 2024 73
72 EC Ecuador 0.4 2024 73
73 SV El Salvador 0.4 2024 73
74 ER Eritrea 0.4 2024 73
75 GE Georgia 0.4 2024 73
76 ID Indonesia 0.4 2024 73
77 LA Laos 0.4 2024 73
78 PE Peru 0.4 2024 73
79 LC Saint Lucia 0.4 2024 73
80 TV Tuvalu 0.4 2024 73
81 VN Vietnam 0.4 2024 73
82 FR France 0.3 2023 62
83 GR Greece 0.3 2024 62
84 IT Italy 0.3 2024 62
85 KZ Kazakhstan 0.3 2024 62
86 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.3 2024 62
87 LU Luxembourg 0.3 2024 62
88 MY Malaysia 0.3 2024 62
89 MT Malta 0.3 2024 62
90 PH Philippines 0.3 2024 62
91 SN Senegal 0.3 2024 62
92 ES Spain 0.3 2024 62
93 BE Belgium 0.2 2024 46
94 BT Bhutan 0.2 2024 46
95 DE Germany 0.2 2024 46
96 GT Guatemala 0.2 2024 46
97 HN Honduras 0.2 2024 46
98 IN India 0.2 2024 46
99 IE Ireland 0.2 2024 46
100 LT Lithuania 0.2 2024 46
101 NE Niger 0.2 2024 46
102 PK Pakistan 0.2 2024 46
103 RO Romania 0.2 2024 46
104 SD Sudan 0.2 2024 46
105 CH Switzerland 0.2 2024 46
106 TJ Tajikistan 0.2 2024 46
107 TL Timor-Leste 0.2 2024 46
108 GB United Kingdom 0.2 2023 46
109 AF Afghanistan 0.1 2024 1
110 AL Albania 0.1 2024 1
111 DZ Algeria 0.1 2024 1
112 AU Australia 0.1 2024 1
113 AZ Azerbaijan 0.1 2024 1
114 BH Bahrain 0.1 2024 1
115 BD Bangladesh 0.1 2024 1
116 BG Bulgaria 0.1 2024 1
117 CA Canada 0.1 2022 1
118 KM Comoros 0.1 2024 1
119 HR Croatia 0.1 2024 1
120 DK Denmark 0.1 2024 1
121 EG Egypt 0.1 2024 1
122 IS Iceland 0.1 2024 1
123 IQ Iraq 0.1 2024 1
124 JO Jordan 0.1 2024 1
125 KW Kuwait 0.1 2024 1
126 LB Lebanon 0.1 2024 1
127 LY Libya 0.1 2024 1
128 MV Maldives 0.1 2024 1
129 MR Mauritania 0.1 2024 1
130 MN Mongolia 0.1 2024 1
131 ME Montenegro 0.1 2024 1
132 MA Morocco 0.1 2024 1
133 NP Nepal 0.1 2024 1
134 NL Netherlands 0.1 2023 1
135 NZ New Zealand 0.1 2024 1
136 MK North Macedonia 0.1 2024 1
137 NO Norway 0.1 2024 1
138 OM Oman 0.1 2024 1
139 QA Qatar 0.1 2024 1
140 SA Saudi Arabia 0.1 2024 1
141 RS Serbia 0.1 2024 1
142 SG Singapore 0.1 2024 1
143 SK Slovakia 0.1 2024 1
144 SI Slovenia 0.1 2024 1
145 SB Solomon Islands 0.1 2024 1
146 SO Somalia 0.1 2024 1
147 LK Sri Lanka 0.1 2024 1
148 SE Sweden 0.1 2022 1
149 SY Syria 0.1 2024 1
150 TN Tunisia 0.1 2024 1
151 AE United Arab Emirates 0.1 2024 1
152 VU Vanuatu 0.1 2024 1
153 YE Yemen 0.1 2024 1
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Maximum 23.4%
Median 0.4%
Minimum 0.1%
World 0.7%

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15–49 living with HIV, as estimated by UNAIDS. The age range is chosen as the period of greatest sexual activity. In several countries of Southern Africa the indicator exceeds 15%, which makes HIV a key factor limiting life expectancy in the region.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of population aged 15–49
Observation period
1990–2024
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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