Which Country Suffers the Most from HIV Prevalence?

Prevalence of HIV, Total (As % of Population Aged 15-49) (%), 2022 or latest
Health Care | September 1, 2025
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Based on a comparison of 155 countries in 2022, Swaziland ranked the highest in prevalence of HIV as a percentage of population aged 15-49 years with 25.9% followed by Lesotho and South Africa. On the other end of the scale was Morocco with 0.100%, Syria with 0.100% and Sudan with 0.100%.

Average prevalence of HIV as a percentage of population aged 15-49 years reached 0.700% in 2022 in the World according to World Bank / WHO. This is 0 % the same as in the previous year and 0 % the same as 10 years ago.

Historically, average prevalence of HIV as a percentage of population aged 15-49 years reached an all time high of 0.700% in 2022 and an all time low of 0.300% in 1990. The average annual growth amounted to 2.68 % since 1990.

Data for more countries are available at Prevalence of HIV, Total (As % of Population Aged 15-49) indicator page.

Prevalence of HIV, Total (As % of Population Aged 15-49) Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Botswana % 20.5% 20.0% 19.4% 18.7% 18.0%
Central African Republic % 3.90% 3.80% 3.70% 3.60% 3.50%
Congo % 3.70% 3.70% 3.80% 3.90% 4.00%
Equatorial Guinea % 6.70% 6.70% 6.80% 6.80% 6.80%
Kenya % 4.80% 4.60% 4.40% 4.20% 4.00%
Lesotho % 23.7% 23.1% 22.4% 21.7% 21.0%
Malawi % 9.40% 9.10% 8.70% 8.30% 7.90%
Mozambique % 12.4% 12.3% 12.3% 12.2% 12.1%
Namibia % 12.7% 12.5% 12.3% 12.1% 11.8%
South Africa % 18.8% 18.8% 18.8% 18.7% 18.5%
Swaziland % 29.6% 29.2% 28.9% 28.4% 27.6%
Tanzania % 5.30% 5.20% 5.10% 4.90% 4.70%
Uganda % 5.90% 5.80% 5.70% 5.50% 5.40%
Zambia % 12.9% 12.7% 12.5% 12.2% 11.8%
Zimbabwe % 14.0% 13.6% 13.1% 12.6% 12.1%