Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 11.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.0%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
5th
of 143 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2015
All-time low
8.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Mozambique, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Mozambique is 11.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Mozambique peaked at 12.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 11.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 13.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 11.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 7.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 Mozambique?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Mozambique was 11.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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