Share of the population living with HIV in France
France: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in France, 1990–2023
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population living with hiv in France stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in France peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
France ranks 87th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 84 Kazakhstan 0.3% compare
- 85 Malta 0.3% compare
- 86 Malaysia 0.3% compare
- 88 Spain 0.3% compare
- 89 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 44 (2025)
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- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 873 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in France?
- Share of the population living with hiv in France was 0.3% in 2023, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does France rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- France ranks 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.