HIV adult prevalence rate
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, varies in prevalence from nation to nation. Listed here are the prevalence rates among adults in various countries, based on data from various sources, largely the CIA World Factbook.[1][2][3]
As of 2018, 38 million people are estimated infected with HIV globally.[4]
The HIV pandemic is most severe in Southern Africa. Over 10% of all people infected with HIV/AIDS reside within the region. Adult HIV prevalence exceeds 15% in Eswatini, Botswana, and Lesotho, while an additional six countries report adult HIV prevalence of at least 10%.
In absolute numbers, South Africa (7.5 million), followed by Mozambique (2.2 million), India (2.1 million) and Nigeria (1.8 million) had the highest HIV/AIDS number of cases by the end of 2022.[2][5] While South Africa's large population of HIV-positive people is attributable to its high disease prevalence (17.3%, one of the highest in the world), Nigeria's is lower at 1.3%, with India's prevalence rate at 0.2%.[1] However, countries such as Nigeria with high HIV rates above 1% are classified as having Generalized HIV Epidemics (GHEs) by UNAIDS, while India's prevalence is well below this threshold, with a prevalence lower than the US's and about the same as Spain.[6]
HIV/AIDS prevalence estimates table
This data was sourced from the CIA's world factbook[7] and UNAIDS AIDS info website[8] unless referenced otherwise. A horizontal dash "-" indicates the data was not published. Adult prevalence describes ages between 15 and 49.
| Country/Region | Adult prevalence of HIV/AIDS[1] | Number of people with HIV/AIDS | Annual deaths from HIV/AIDS[3] | Year of estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eswatini | 28.30% | 240,000 | 3,000 | 2024 |
 Lesotho | 24.10% | 403,000 | 5,380 | 2024 |
 Botswana | 22.60% | 398,500 | 5,240 | 2024 |
 Zimbabwe | 22.10% | 1,660,000 | 25,600 | 2024 |
 South Africa | 14% | 9,230,000 | 77,000 | 2024 |
 Namibia | 13.20% | 219,330 | 3,880 | 2024 |
 Zambia | 12.5% | 1,550,000 | 20,000 | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 12.65% | 2,485,000 | 59,100 | 2024 |
 Malawi | 11.40% | 1,642,570 | 15,270 | 2024 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 7.66% | 74,165 | 2,400 | 2024 |
 Tanzania | 5.45% | 2,550,000 | 33,000 | 2024 |
 Kenya | 5.10% | 1,710,000 | 24,000 | 2023 |
 Uganda | 5% | 1,590,000 | 23,300 | 2023 |
 Togo | 5.20% | 220,440 | 6,600 | 2024 |
 Cameroon | 4% | 530,000 | 14,600 | 2023 |
 Gabon | 3.90% | 59,000 | 1,500 | 2023 |
 Central African Republic | 4% | 126,200 | 4,400 | 2024 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 3.65% | 42,000 | 2,200 | 2023 |
 Congo, Republic of the | 3.770% | 110,840 | 6,700 | 2024 |
 Barbados | 3.10% | 4,400 | - | 2023 |
 Rwanda | 2.90% | 230,000 | 2,800 | 2016 |
 Côte d'Ivoire | 2.70% | 430,000 | 13,000 | 2016 |
 South Sudan | 2.40% | 190,000 | 9,100 | 2016 |
 Gambia, The | 2.40% | 31,000 | 1,540 | 2023 |
 Haiti | 2.20% | 180,000 | 3,000 | 2023 |
 Nigeria | 2.20% | 2,450,000 | 56,500 | 2024 |
 Belize | 1.90% | 4,900 | - | 2018 |
 Angola | 2.10% | 355,000 | 15,000 | 2024 |
 Ghana | 2.00% | 361,897 | 22,000 | 2024 |
 Bahamas, The | 1.80% | 6,000 | - | 2018 |
 Jamaica | 1.65% | 32,000 | 1,000 | 2019 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [9] | 1.60% | 860 | - | 2023 |
 Russian Federation[10] | 1.50% | 1,137,596 | 24,000 | 2021 |
 Liberia | 1.50% | 50,000 | 2,300 | 2023 |
 Sierra Leone | 1.50% | 78,000 | 2,600 | 2019 |
 Guinea | 1.40% | 110,000 | 3,100 | 2016 |
 Guyana | 1.40% | 8,700 | - | 2019 |
 Suriname | 1.30% | 5,800 | - | 2019 |
 Djibouti | 1.50% | 9,100 | - | 2024 |
 Burundi | 1.20% | 85,000 | 1,800 | 2016 |
 Chad | 1.20% | 120,000 | 3,200 | 2016 |
 Mali | 1.20% | 140,000 | 5,800 | 2016 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 1.20% | 11,000 | - | 2016 |
 Thailand | 1.31% | 800,000 | 25,000 | 2024 |
 Ethiopia | 1.40% | 760,000 | 25,000 | 2024 |
 Ukraine | 1.10% | 260,000 | 9,100 | 2023 |
 Brazil | 1.50% | 1,250,000 | 18,400 | 2024 |
 Benin | 1.00% | 67,000 | 2,400 | 2016 |
 Dominican Republic | 1.00% | 67,000 | 2,200 | 2024 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0.90% | 46,000 | 1,100 | 2016 |
 Cabo Verde | 0.80% | 2,800 | - | 2016 |
 Panama | 1.30% | 42,000 | - | 2024 |
 Myanmar | 1.20% | 281,000 | 8,400 | 2024 |
 Burkina Faso | 0.80% | 95,000 | 3,100 | 2016 |
 Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.70% | 370,000 | 19,000 | 2016 |
 Georgia | 1.00% | 25,000 | - | 2024 |
 Latvia | 0.85% | 8,000 | - | 2024 |
 Cambodia | 1.10% | 172,000 | 3,700 | 2024 |
 Venezuela | 0.70% | 160,000 | 4,700 | 2024 |
 Moldova | 1.10% | 23,800 | - | 2024 |
 Eritrea | 0.60% | 15,000 | - | 2016 |
 El Salvador | 0.60% | 24,000 | - | 2016 |
 Uruguay | 1.10% | 46,000 | - | 2024 |
 Mauritania | 0.50% | 11,000 | - | 2016 |
 Chile | 2.00% | 155,000 | - | 2024 |
 Guatemala | 0.50% | 46,000 | 1,600 | 2016 |
 Paraguay | 1.10% | 27,850 | - | 2024 |
 Portugal | 1.60% | 62,000 | - | 2024 |
 Niger | 0.40% | 48,000 | 3,400 | 2016 |
 Malaysia | 0.30% | 110,000 | 7,400 | 2024 |
 Indonesia | 0.50% | 660,000 | 47,000 | 2024 |
 Honduras | 0.40% | 21,000 | - | 2016 |
 Cuba | 1.10% | 35,000 | - | 2024 |
 Costa Rica | 0.40% | 13,000 | - | 2016 |
 Colombia | 0.60% | 145,000 | 5,250 | 2024 |
 Argentina | 0.65% | 150,000 | 3,100 | 2024 |
 Belarus | 1.00% | 24,000 | - | 2016 |
 Senegal | 2.30% | 54,000 | 5,100 | 2024 |
 United States | 0.90% | 1,427,155 | - | 2024[11] |
 Bolivia | 0.40% | 24,000 | - | 2023 |
 France | 0.90% | 231,791 | - | 2024 |
 Mexico | 0.75% | 371,820 | 5,120 | 2024 |
 Ecuador | 0.30% | 33,000 | - | 2016 |
 Peru | 0.30% | 70,000 | 2,200 | 2016 |
 Italy | 1.80% | 200,000 | - | 2024 |
 Laos | 0.30% | 11,000 | - | 2016 |
 Spain | 0.70% | 188,000 | - | 2024 |
 Tajikistan | 0.30% | 14,000 | - | 2016 |
 Vietnam | 0.70% | 271,000 | 5,200 | 2024 |
 Armenia | 0.20% | 3,300 | - | 2016 |
 India | 0.02% | 2,300,000 | 75,000 | 2024[12] |
 Kazakhstan | 0.40% | 52,000 | - | 2024 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0.20% | 8,500 | - | 2016 |
 Lithuania | 0.45% | 11,000 | - | 2024 |
 Madagascar | 0.20% | 31,000 | 1,600 | 2016 |
 Nepal | 0.92% | 46,000 | 3,500 | 2024 |
 Philippines | 0.25% | 80,000 | - | 2023 |
 Germany | 0.25% | 100,000 | - | 2023 |
 Canada | 0.21% | 75,000 | - | 2023[13] |
 Netherlands | 0.50% | 59,900 | - | 2024 |
 Nicaragua | 0.20% | 8,900 | - | 2016 |
 Sudan | 0.20% | 56,000 | 3,000 | 2016 |
 Sweden | 0.20% | 11,000 | - | 2016 |
 Switzerland | 0.20% | 17,000 | - | 2019 |
 United Kingdom | 1.10% | 188,000 | - | 2024 |
 Bhutan | 0.16% | 1 265[14] | - | 2018 |
 Ireland | 0.55% | 18,000 | - | 2024[15] |
 Greenland | 0.13% | 70 | - | 2018[16] |
 Norway[17] | 0.45% | 19,050 | 305 | 2024 |
 Denmark | 0.11% | 6,500 | - | 2018[18] |
 Albania | 0.10% | 1,700 | - | 2016 |
 Australia | 0.10% | 28,880 | - | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0.10% | 468[19][unreliable source] | - | 2019 |
 Taiwan[20] | 0.10% | 31,620 | - | 2016 |
 Azerbaijan | 0.10% | 9,200 | - | 2016 |
 Iran | 0.10% | 66,000 | 4,000 | 2016 |
 Somalia | - | 436[21] | - | 2023 |
 Morocco | 0.10% | 22,000 | - | 2016 |
 Pakistan | 0.10% | 130,000 | 5,500 | 2016 |
 Bangladesh | - | 12,000 | 1,000 | 2016 |
 Egypt | - | 11,000 | - | 2016 |
 Yemen | - | 9,900 | - | 2016 |
 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | - | 7,500 | - | 2016 |
 Sri Lanka | - | 4,000 | - | 2016 |
 Bulgaria | - | 3,500 | - | 2016 |
 Tunisia | - | 2,900 | - | 2016 |
 Serbia | 0.04% | 2,700 | - | 2016 |
 Croatia | 0.14% | 2,700 | - | 2023 |
 China | 0.09% | 1,250,000 | - | 2018[22] |
 Malta | 0.088% | 453[23] | - | 2019 |
 Lebanon | 0.063% | 3,750[24] | - | 2016 |
 Czech Republic | 0.051%[25] | 3,122[26] | - | 2019 |
 Montenegro | 0.12% | 401 | - | 2023 |
 Algeria | 0.029% | 13,000 | - | 2016 |
 Saudi Arabia | 0.024% | 8,200 | - | 2016 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.009% | 350 | - | 2018 |
 Kosovo | 0.004% | 83 | - | 2013[27] |
 Turkmenistan | - | 720 | - | 2021 |
 Grenada | - | 5 300 | - | 2023 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | - | 84 | - | 2022 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 000 | - | 2023 |
 Samoa | - | 1 100 | - | 2023 |
 Dominica | - | 240 | - | 2023 |
 Iraq | 0.24% | 4 700 | - | 2021 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0.20% | 23,000 | 10,000 | 2024 |
 East Timor | - | 30 | - | 2022 |
 Finland | 0.40% | 6,000 | 1,500 | 2021 |
| Svalbard | - | 2 | - | 2023 |
 Kiribati | - | 45 | - | 2023 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 100 | - | 2023 |
 Mauritius | 0.16% | 6,671[28] | - | 2022 |
 Singapore | 0.19% | 9,231 | - | 2021 |
 Hong Kong | 0.16% | 11,737 | - | 2023 |
 Palau | - | 310 | - | 2023 |
 Tonga | - | 400 | - | 2023 |
 Japan | 0.02% | 21,739 | - | 2022 |
 Puerto Rico | - | 526 | - | 2023 |
 Brunei Darussalam | - | 40 | - | 2024 |
 Comoros | - | 188 | - | 2023 |
 Niue | - | 35 | - | 2023 |
 Seychelles | - | 86 | - | 2023 |
 Kuwait | - | 400 | - | 2023 |
 Iceland | - | 2,000 | - | 2022 |
 Anguilla | - | 500 | - | 2024 |
 French Polynesia | - | 290 | - | 2023 |
 South Korea | 0.029%[29] | 15,196[30] | - | 2023 |
 New Zealand | - | 1,000 | - | 2023 |
 Austria | - | 3,000 | - | 2023 |
 Cyprus | - | 1,200 | - | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 5.2% | 702 | - | 2022 |
 Libya | 1.02% | 1,700 | - | 2024 |
 Christmas Island | - | 13 | - | 2024 |
 Hungary | 1.10% | 10,000 | - | 2023 |
 Romania | - | 1,660 | - | 2024 |
| Réunion | - | 118 | - | 2024 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 15,600 | - | 2023 |
 Uzbekistan | - | 244 | - | 2024 |
 Slovakia | - | 2,000 | - | 2023 |
 Belgium | - | 4,000 | - | 2024 |
 Greece | - | 1,100 | - | 2024 |
 Vanuatu | - | 325 | - | 2023 |
 Mongolia | - | 2,500 | - | 2024 |
 British Virgin Islands | - | 48 | - | 2024 |
 American Samoa | - | 110 | - | 2023 |
 Nauru | - | 270 | - | 2024 |
 Marshall Islands | - | 19 | - | 2024 |
See also
By region:
References
Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.