Share of the population living with HIV in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
100th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2023
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Share of the population living with HIV in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2016–2023

00.050.10.150.22016201920232016: 0.216 %2017: 0.215 %2018: 0.213 %2019: 0.21 %2020: 0.206 %2021: 0.201 %2022: 0.196 %2023: 0.19 %

Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.2% for share of the population living with hiv in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 100th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of the population living with HIV in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population living with HIV in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2016 to 2023.
Year % Change
2016 0.2%
2017 0.2% -0.4%
2018 0.2% -0.9%
2019 0.2% -1.4%
2020 0.2% -1.8%
2021 0.2% -2.4%
2022 0.2% -2.5%
2023 0.2% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 97 Lithuania 0.2% compare
  2. 98 Belgium 0.2% compare
  3. 99 Tajikistan 0.2% compare
  4. 101 Sudan 0.2% compare
  5. 102 Bhutan 0.2% compare
  6. 103 Switzerland 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population living with hiv in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Share of the population living with hiv in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.2% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of the population living with hiv?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

Indicator
Share of the population living with HIV
Unit
%
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 5,197 data points, 1990–2024
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Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.