Share of the population living with HIV in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of the population living with HIV was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 11.5% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Mozambique peaked at 12.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 5th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Mozambique?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Mozambique was 11.5% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.