Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%) by country
Countries reporting
143
Highest
22.4%
Eswatini
Lowest
0.1%
Yemen
Median
0.4%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
3,917
What the numbers show
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%) is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 22.4% in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.1% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 1.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 224.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 433.3%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 50.0%).
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 22.4% | 2025 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 2 | Lesotho | 16.3% | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 3 | South Africa | 15.9% | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 4 | Botswana | 14.7% | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 11.0% | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 9.3% | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 7 | Namibia | 8.5% | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 8.0% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 9 | Malawi | 6.1% | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 4.7% | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.4% | 2025 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 12 | Congo | 3.2% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Kenya | 3.2% | 2025 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 2.7% | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 15 | Gabon | 2.6% | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 2.4% | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.1% | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 18 | Rwanda | 1.9% | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 19 | Angola | 1.6% | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 19 | Fiji | 1.6% | 2025 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Haiti | 1.6% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 1.6% | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 23 | Liberia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 1.5% | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 1.5% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 26 | Ghana | 1.4% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 26 | Guyana | 1.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | South Sudan | 1.4% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 29 | Guinea | 1.3% | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 29 | Gambia | 1.3% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.2% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 31 | Nigeria | 1.2% | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 31 | Panama | 1.2% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 34 | Belize | 1.1% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 34 | Barbados | 1.1% | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 34 | Jamaica | 1.1% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 34 | Mauritius | 1.1% | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 1.1% | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 39 | Bahamas | 1.0% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 0.9% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 41 | Myanmar | 0.9% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Chad | 0.9% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Burundi | 0.8% | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 47 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 47 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2025 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 0.7% | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 50 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.7% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 50 | Djibouti | 0.7% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 50 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 55 | Benin | 0.6% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 55 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Cuba | 0.6% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 55 | Mali | 0.6% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 0.5% | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 62 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 62 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 62 | Peru | 0.5% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 62 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 62 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.5% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Eritrea | 0.4% | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 0.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 0.4% | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 82 | Spain | 0.3% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | France | 0.3% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Greece | 0.3% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Malta | 0.3% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Malaysia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 0.3% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Bhutan | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Italy | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 92 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 92 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 92 | Romania | 0.2% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Albania | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Australia | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Canada | 0.1% | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 106 | Comoros | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Germany | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Kuwait | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Lebanon | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Libya | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Maldives | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Mauritania | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 106 | Niger | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 106 | Norway | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 106 | New Zealand | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Oman | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Sudan | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Somalia | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Yemen | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa (WHO region) 2.9%
- Sur 1.6%
- Mus 1.1%
- World 0.7%
- Americas (WHO region) 0.5%
- Europe (WHO region) 0.5%
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 0.2%
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 0.2%
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 0.1%