Share of the population living with HIV in Australia
Australia: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv in Australia is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Australia peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.
Australia ranks 120th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0908 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Australia?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Australia was 0.1% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Australia ranks 120th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.