Prevalence of HIV, total in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of HIV, total was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of HIV, total in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of population ages 15-49.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.6% for prevalence of hiv, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, total in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV, total in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +32.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prevalence of HIV, total in Latin America & Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +32.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2931 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv, total in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Prevalence of hiv, total in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for prevalence of hiv, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.