Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV by country
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.
Countries reporting
152
Highest
7.80 million
South Africa
Lowest
100
Vanuatu
Median
24,500
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
5,302
What the numbers show
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 7.80 million in South Africa; the lowest is 100 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 24,500, and the mean is 217,210.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 78,000.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 1,080.0%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 33.8%).
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 7.80 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 2 | Mozambique | 2.50 million | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 2.00 million | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.80 million | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 5 | Uganda | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 1.40 million | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 7 | Kenya | 1.30 million | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 1.30 million | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.10 million | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Malawi | 990,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 610,000 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 600,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 13 | Indonesia | 570,000 | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 570,000 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 510,000 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 410,000 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 400,000 | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 370,000 | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Botswana | 360,000 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 350,000 | 2024 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 330,000 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 290,000 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 270,000 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Lesotho | 260,000 | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 25 | Rwanda | 240,000 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 230,000 | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 27 | Namibia | 220,000 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 220,000 | 2024 | up 378.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Eswatini | 220,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | France | 180,000 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 160,000 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | Haiti | 150,000 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 150,000 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | South Sudan | 150,000 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 140,000 | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 36 | Congo | 130,000 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea | 130,000 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 130,000 | 2024 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 120,000 | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Chad | 120,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 110,000 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 110,000 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 110,000 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 100,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 44 | Togo | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Germany | 97,000 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 93,000 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 48 | Chile | 91,000 | 2024 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Madagascar | 90,000 | 2024 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 85,000 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 84,000 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 81,000 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 53 | Burundi | 79,000 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 54 | Cambodia | 76,000 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 55 | Benin | 70,000 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 56 | Canada | 65,000 | 2022 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 57 | Egypt | 56,000 | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | 54,000 | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 52,000 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 59 | Gabon | 52,000 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 61 | Portugal | 50,000 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 48,000 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 43,000 | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 43,000 | 2024 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Liberia | 36,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 34,000 | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 34,000 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 33,000 | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 68 | Guatemala | 33,000 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 70 | Niger | 32,000 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 71 | Australia | 31,000 | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 31,000 | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 73 | Algeria | 30,000 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Jamaica | 28,000 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 75 | Gambia | 25,000 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 75 | Netherlands | 25,000 | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 77 | Morocco | 24,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 78 | Paraguay | 23,000 | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 21,000 | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21,000 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 21,000 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 82 | Belgium | 19,000 | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Honduras | 19,000 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 84 | Switzerland | 18,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 18,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 17,000 | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Greece | 17,000 | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Republic of Moldova | 17,000 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 89 | Yemen | 16,000 | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 14,000 | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 13,000 | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 13,000 | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 13,000 | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 94 | Eritrea | 12,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 95 | Guyana | 11,000 | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 9,900 | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 9,500 | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Ireland | 9,100 | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Sweden | 8,700 | 2022 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 100 | Djibouti | 8,600 | 2024 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 101 | Somalia | 8,100 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 102 | Singapore | 7,900 | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Suriname | 7,900 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 104 | Tunisia | 7,700 | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Libya | 7,500 | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | 7,300 | 2024 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Estonia | 6,500 | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Denmark | 6,200 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 109 | Latvia | 6,100 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Fiji | 5,900 | 2024 | up 1,080.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritania | 5,900 | 2024 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 5,700 | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Norway | 5,400 | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 114 | New Zealand | 4,100 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 114 | Serbia | 4,100 | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 4,000 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 116 | Bahamas | 4,000 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 118 | Belize | 3,900 | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 3,900 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 120 | Lithuania | 3,700 | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Iraq | 3,400 | 2024 | up 257.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Oman | 3,300 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Lebanon | 3,000 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 2,400 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 2,000 | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Croatia | 1,800 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 126 | Slovakia | 1,800 | 2024 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Kuwait | 1,700 | 2024 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 1,700 | 2024 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 130 | Albania | 1,600 | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 1,300 | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Bhutan | 1,100 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 133 | Malta | 1,000 | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Qatar | 960 | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovenia | 960 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Syrian Arab Republic | 850 | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 800 | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 740 | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahrain | 690 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 140 | Jordan | 680 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 140 | Mongolia | 680 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 670 | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 650 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 144 | Dominica | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 144 | Iceland | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Montenegro | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Comoros | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Maldives | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Tuvalu | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 40.80 million
About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.