Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Canada

Canada: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 65,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
65,000
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
56th
of 152 countries
All-time high
65,000
in 2022
All-time low
31,000
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Canada, 1990–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620221990: 31.0k1991: 31.0k1992: 32.0k1993: 32.0k1994: 32.0k1995: 32.0k1996: 33.0k1997: 33.0k1998: 34.0k1999: 36.0k2000: 37.0k2001: 38.0k2002: 39.0k2003: 41.0k2004: 42.0k2005: 43.0k2006: 44.0k2007: 45.0k2008: 46.0k2009: 47.0k2010: 49.0k2011: 50.0k2012: 51.0k2013: 52.0k2014: 53.0k2015: 55.0k2016: 56.0k2017: 58.0k2018: 60.0k2019: 61.0k2020: 63.0k2021: 64.0k2022: 65.0k

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Canada is 65,000, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Canada peaked at 65,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,000, in 1990.

Canada ranks 56th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Canada, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 31,000
1991 31,000 +0.0%
1992 32,000 +3.2%
1993 32,000 +0.0%
1994 32,000 +0.0%
1995 32,000 +0.0%
1996 33,000 +3.1%
1997 33,000 +0.0%
1998 34,000 +3.0%
1999 36,000 +5.9%
2000 37,000 +2.8%
2001 38,000 +2.7%
2002 39,000 +2.6%
2003 41,000 +5.1%
2004 42,000 +2.4%
2005 43,000 +2.4%
2006 44,000 +2.3%
2007 45,000 +2.3%
2008 46,000 +2.2%
2009 47,000 +2.2%
2010 49,000 +4.3%
2011 50,000 +2.0%
2012 51,000 +2.0%
2013 52,000 +2.0%
2014 53,000 +1.9%
2015 55,000 +3.8%
2016 56,000 +1.8%
2017 58,000 +3.6%
2018 60,000 +3.4%
2019 61,000 +1.7%
2020 63,000 +3.3%
2021 64,000 +1.6%
2022 65,000 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32,600 31,000 36,000 10
2000s 42,200 37,000 47,000 10
2010s 54,500 49,000 61,000 10
2020s 64,000 63,000 65,000 3

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 53 Burundi 79,000 compare
  2. 54 Cambodia 76,000 compare
  3. 55 Benin 70,000 compare
  4. 57 Egypt 56,000 compare
  5. 58 Sudan 54,000 compare
  6. 59 Ecuador 52,000 compare
  7. 59 Gabon 52,000 compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Canada?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Canada was 65,000 in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 65,000 in 2022.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 31,000 in 1990.
How does Canada rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
Canada ranks 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,302 data points, 1990–2024
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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.