Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV by country
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.
Countries reporting
151
Highest
7.70 million
South Africa
Lowest
100
Vanuatu
Median
23,000
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
5,267
What the numbers show
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 7.70 million in South Africa; the lowest is 100 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 23,000, and the mean is 202,738.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 77,000.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 1,040.0%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 33.3%).
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 7.70 million | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 2 | Mozambique | 2.30 million | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 1.80 million | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Tanzania | 1.70 million | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 5 | Uganda | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kenya | 1.30 million | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 1.30 million | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 1.20 million | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Malawi | 940,000 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 570,000 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 560,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 550,000 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 540,000 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 490,000 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 390,000 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 390,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Botswana | 350,000 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 18 | Pakistan | 340,000 | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Angola | 330,000 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 320,000 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 21 | Myanmar | 280,000 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 22 | Vietnam | 270,000 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Lesotho | 260,000 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 230,000 | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 230,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 220,000 | 2024 | up 388.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | 220,000 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 28 | Namibia | 210,000 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 29 | France | 180,000 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 160,000 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 150,000 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 140,000 | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 32 | Haiti | 140,000 | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 32 | South Sudan | 140,000 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 35 | Congo | 120,000 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea | 120,000 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 120,000 | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 110,000 | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 38 | Chad | 110,000 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela | 110,000 | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Mali | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 100,000 | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Germany | 97,000 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 96,000 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 92,000 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 46 | Chile | 90,000 | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 85,000 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 47 | Madagascar | 85,000 | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 84,000 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 82,000 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 51 | Burundi | 75,000 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 51 | Cambodia | 75,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 75,000 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 54 | Benin | 65,000 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 54 | Canada | 65,000 | 2022 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 55,000 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 51,000 | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 58 | Gabon | 50,000 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 58 | Portugal | 50,000 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 50,000 | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Senegal | 46,000 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 62 | Cuba | 42,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 42,000 | 2024 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 33,000 | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia | 32,000 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 32,000 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 32,000 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 65 | Liberia | 32,000 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 69 | Australia | 31,000 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 69 | Panama | 31,000 | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 71 | Algeria | 29,000 | 2024 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Niger | 29,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Jamaica | 28,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Netherlands | 25,000 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 75 | Gambia | 24,000 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 76 | Morocco | 23,000 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 77 | Paraguay | 22,000 | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 21,000 | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 21,000 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 80 | Laos | 20,000 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Belgium | 19,000 | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 18,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 18,000 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 18,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 17,000 | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Moldova | 17,000 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 16,000 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Yemen | 15,000 | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 13,000 | 2024 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 13,000 | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 13,000 | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 13,000 | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Eritrea | 12,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 94 | Guyana | 10,000 | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 9,800 | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 9,500 | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Ireland | 9,100 | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Sweden | 8,600 | 2022 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 99 | Djibouti | 8,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 100 | Singapore | 7,900 | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Suriname | 7,800 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 102 | Tunisia | 7,600 | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 7,300 | 2024 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Libya | 7,300 | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Somalia | 7,300 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 106 | Estonia | 6,400 | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Denmark | 6,200 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 108 | Latvia | 6,000 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 109 | Fiji | 5,700 | 2024 | up 1,040.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 5,600 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritania | 5,400 | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 111 | Norway | 5,400 | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 113 | New Zealand | 4,100 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 113 | Serbia | 4,100 | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 4,000 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 116 | Bahamas | 3,900 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 117 | Belize | 3,800 | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Cape Verde | 3,800 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 119 | Lithuania | 3,700 | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Iraq | 3,400 | 2024 | up 273.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Oman | 3,300 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Lebanon | 3,000 | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Barbados | 2,400 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | East Timor | 1,900 | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Croatia | 1,800 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 125 | Slovakia | 1,800 | 2024 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Kuwait | 1,700 | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 1,700 | 2024 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 129 | Albania | 1,500 | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 1,300 | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Bhutan | 1,100 | 2024 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 132 | Malta | 1,000 | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | 960 | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Qatar | 950 | 2024 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Syria | 830 | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 800 | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 740 | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahrain | 690 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 139 | Jordan | 680 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 139 | Mongolia | 680 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 650 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 650 | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 143 | Dominica | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 143 | Iceland | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Montenegro | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Comoros | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Maldives | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Tuvalu | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | 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 39.40 million
About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.