Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Peru
Peru: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Peru stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Peru 62nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 62 Cambodia 0.5% compare
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
- 62 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 62 Mexico 0.5% compare
- 62 Paraguay 0.5% compare
- 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% compare
- 62 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 62 Latvia 0.5% compare
- 62 Portugal 0.5% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Peru?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Peru was 0.5% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Peru ranks 62nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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