Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Liberia
Liberia: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 1.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2009
All-time low
1.4%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1.5% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Liberia peaked at 1.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
That places Liberia 23rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 23 Papua New Guinea 1.5% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 1.5% compare
- 26 Guyana 1.4% compare
- 26 South Sudan 1.4% compare
- 26 Ghana 1.4% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Liberia?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Liberia was 1.5% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Liberia ranks 23rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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