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Share of young men and women living with HIV in Canada

Canada: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1990
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Share of young men and women living with HIV in Canada, 1990–2022

00.020.040.060.080.11990200620221990: 0.1 % ages 15-241991: 0.1 % ages 15-241992: 0.1 % ages 15-241993: 0.1 % ages 15-241994: 0.1 % ages 15-241995: 0.1 % ages 15-241996: 0.1 % ages 15-241997: 0.1 % ages 15-241998: 0.1 % ages 15-241999: 0.1 % ages 15-242000: 0.1 % ages 15-242001: 0.1 % ages 15-242002: 0.1 % ages 15-242003: 0.1 % ages 15-242004: 0.1 % ages 15-242005: 0.1 % ages 15-242006: 0.1 % ages 15-242007: 0.1 % ages 15-242008: 0.1 % ages 15-242009: 0.1 % ages 15-242010: 0.1 % ages 15-242011: 0.1 % ages 15-242012: 0.1 % ages 15-242013: 0.1 % ages 15-242014: 0.1 % ages 15-242015: 0.1 % ages 15-242016: 0.1 % ages 15-242017: 0.1 % ages 15-242018: 0.1 % ages 15-242019: 0.1 % ages 15-242020: 0.1 % ages 15-242021: 0.1 % ages 15-242022: 0.1 % ages 15-24

Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.

Analysis

In 2022, share of young men and women living with hiv in Canada stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Canada peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

Canada ranks 70th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of young men and women living with HIV in Canada, year by year

Year % ages 15-24 Change
1990 0.1% —
1991 0.1% +0.0%
1992 0.1% +0.0%
1993 0.1% +0.0%
1994 0.1% +0.0%
1995 0.1% +0.0%
1996 0.1% +0.0%
1997 0.1% +0.0%
1998 0.1% +0.0%
1999 0.1% +0.0%
2000 0.1% +0.0%
2001 0.1% +0.0%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% +0.0%
2004 0.1% +0.0%
2005 0.1% +0.0%
2006 0.1% +0.0%
2007 0.1% +0.0%
2008 0.1% +0.0%
2009 0.1% +0.0%
2010 0.1% +0.0%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +0.0%
2014 0.1% +0.0%
2015 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.1% +0.0%
2017 0.1% +0.0%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2019 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.1% +0.0%
2021 0.1% +0.0%
2022 0.1% +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of young men and women living with hiv in Canada?
Share of young men and women living with hiv in Canada was 0.1% in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does Canada rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
Canada ranks 70th out of 146 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.