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Share of young men and women living with HIV by country

In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.

Countries reporting
146
Highest
4.6%
Eswatini
Lowest
0.1%
Yemen
Median
0.1%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
5,107

What the numbers show

Share of young men and women living with HIV is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 4.6% in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.1% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 46.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 60.0%).

Share of young men and women living with HIV: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Eswatini 4.6% 2024 down 37.8% flat
2 South Africa 3.8% 2024 down 7.3% rising
3 Lesotho 3.1% 2024 down 31.1% rising
4 Zimbabwe 2.6% 2024 down 38.1% falling
5 Botswana 2.5% 2024 down 45.7% falling
5 Mozambique 2.5% 2024 down 32.4% rising
7 Namibia 2.2% 2024 down 8.3% falling
8 Zambia 1.6% 2024 down 38.5% falling
9 Malawi 1.5% 2024 down 28.6% falling
10 Kenya 0.9% 2024 down 43.8% falling
10 Uganda 0.9% 2024 down 43.8% falling
12 Panama 0.7% 2024 unchanged flat
12 Tanzania 0.7% 2024 down 12.5% falling
14 Central African Republic 0.6% 2024 down 45.5% falling
14 Congo 0.6% 2024 down 14.3% falling
14 Suriname 0.6% 2024 unchanged rising
17 Barbados 0.5% 2024 down 16.7% falling
17 Cameroon 0.5% 2024 down 37.5% falling
17 Guinea-Bissau 0.5% 2024 down 16.7% falling
17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5% 2024 unchanged rising
17 Rwanda 0.5% 2024 down 37.5% falling
17 Thailand 0.5% 2024 down 16.7% volatile
17 Venezuela 0.5% 2024 up 150.0% volatile
24 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4% 2024 down 42.9% falling
24 Costa Rica 0.4% 2024 up 33.3% volatile
24 Gabon 0.4% 2024 down 20.0% falling
24 Haiti 0.4% 2024 down 20.0% falling
24 Jamaica 0.4% 2024 down 20.0% falling
24 Myanmar 0.4% 2024 unchanged falling
24 Philippines 0.4% 2024 up 300.0% volatile
24 Papua New Guinea 0.4% 2024 up 33.3% rising
24 Sierra Leone 0.4% 2024 down 33.3% falling
24 South Sudan 0.4% 2024 down 20.0% falling
24 Togo 0.4% 2024 down 20.0% falling
35 Angola 0.3% 2024 unchanged rising
35 Bahamas 0.3% 2024 down 57.1% falling
35 Belize 0.3% 2024 unchanged rising
35 Chile 0.3% 2024 up 50.0% rising
35 Cuba 0.3% 2024 unchanged rising
35 Djibouti 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% falling
35 Dominica 0.3% 2024 unchanged falling
35 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% falling
35 Ghana 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% falling
35 Guinea 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% rising
35 Cambodia 0.3% 2024 up 50.0% falling
35 Liberia 0.3% 2024 down 40.0% falling
35 Mexico 0.3% 2024 unchanged rising
35 Nigeria 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% falling
35 Chad 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% falling
50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2% 2024 unchanged rising
50 Burundi 0.2% 2024 down 60.0% volatile
50 Benin 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% falling
50 Burkina Faso 0.2% 2024 down 50.0% volatile
50 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% falling
50 Colombia 0.2% 2024 unchanged rising
50 Ecuador 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% falling
50 Ethiopia 0.2% 2024 down 50.0% falling
50 Fiji 0.2% 2024 up 100.0% rising
50 Gambia 0.2% 2024 unchanged rising
50 Guyana 0.2% 2024 unchanged rising
50 Indonesia 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% rising
50 Laos 0.2% 2024 unchanged rising
50 Moldova 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% rising
50 Mali 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% falling
50 Malta 0.2% 2024 unchanged rising
50 Paraguay 0.2% 2024 unchanged rising
50 El Salvador 0.2% 2024 up 100.0% falling
50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% 2024 unchanged falling
50 Vietnam 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% rising
70 Afghanistan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Albania 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 United Arab Emirates 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Argentina 0.1% 2024 unchanged falling
70 Armenia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Australia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Azerbaijan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Bangladesh 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Bulgaria 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Bahrain 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Bolivia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Bhutan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Canada 0.1% 2022 unchanged flat
70 Switzerland 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Comoros 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Cape Verde 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Denmark 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Algeria 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Egypt 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Eritrea 0.1% 2024 down 50.0% volatile
70 Spain 0.1% 2024 unchanged volatile
70 Estonia 0.1% 2024 down 50.0% volatile
70 Georgia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Greece 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Guatemala 0.1% 2024 unchanged falling
70 Honduras 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Croatia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Ireland 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Iraq 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Iceland 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Italy 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Jordan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Kuwait 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Lebanon 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Libya 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Saint Lucia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Lithuania 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Luxembourg 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Latvia 0.1% 2024 unchanged falling
70 Morocco 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Madagascar 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Maldives 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 North Macedonia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Montenegro 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Mongolia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Mauritania 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Malaysia 0.1% 2024 unchanged falling
70 Niger 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Netherlands 0.1% 2023 unchanged flat
70 Norway 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Nepal 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 New Zealand 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Oman 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Pakistan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Peru 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Portugal 0.1% 2024 unchanged volatile
70 Qatar 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Romania 0.1% 2024 down 50.0% rising
70 Saudi Arabia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Sudan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Senegal 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Singapore 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Solomon Islands 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Somalia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Serbia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Slovakia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Slovenia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Syria 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Tajikistan 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 East Timor 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Tunisia 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Tuvalu 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Vanuatu 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat
70 Yemen 0.1% 2024 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Share of young men and women living with HIV
Unit
% ages 15-24
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 5,107 data points, 1990–2024
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.