Prevalence of HIV, total in World
World: Prevalence of HIV, total was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of HIV, total in World, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of population ages 15-49.
Analysis
World recorded 0.7% for prevalence of hiv, total in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, total in World peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
That places World 16th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Kenya 3.0% compare
- 14 Gabon 2.8% compare
- 15 Cameroon 2.5% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 2.4% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 2.2% compare
- 18 Rwanda 2.0% compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 1.7% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv, total in World?
- Prevalence of hiv, total in World was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does World rank for prevalence of hiv, total?
- World ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, total rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.