Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 8.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 8.0% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Zambia peaked at 15.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2025.
That places Zambia 8th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | -5.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 8.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 14.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 8.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 5.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Zambia was 8.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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