Countries Ranked by HIV prevalence (2024)
HIV prevalence: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Eswatini ranks #1 with 23.4% of people 15-49. South Africa is second with 17.2% of people 15-49, 36% behind. The top five are Eswatini, South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana and Mozambique. The median across all 153 is 0.4% of people 15-49; Yemen, Rep. is last at 0.1% of people 15-49. Eswatini's figure has fallen 3% since 2000 (24.2% of people 15-49 to 23.4% of people 15-49 in 2024).
- #1
- Eswatini · 23.4% of people 15-49
- Median
- 0.4% of people 15-49
- Coverage
- 153 countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | HIV prevalence (% of people 15-49) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 23.4 | 2024 |
| 2 | South Africa | 17.2 | 2024 |
| 3 | Lesotho | 17.1 | 2024 |
| 4 | Botswana | 15.7 | 2024 |
| 5 | Mozambique | 11.5 | 2024 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 9.8 | 2024 |
| 7 | Zambia | 9.4 | 2024 |
| 8 | Namibia | 9 | 2024 |
| 9 | Malawi | 6.2 | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | 4.9 | 2024 |
| 11 | Tanzania | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 12 | Congo, Rep. | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 13 | Kenya | 3 | 2024 |
| 14 | Gabon | 2.8 | 2024 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 18 | Rwanda | 2 | 2024 |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 20 | Angola | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 21 | Guyana | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 22 | Haiti | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 23 | Suriname | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 24 | Togo | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 25 | Ghana | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 27 | South Sudan | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 29 | Guinea | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 30 | Gambia, The | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 31 | Belize | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 32 | Nigeria | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 34 | Bahamas, The | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 35 | Jamaica | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 36 | Panama | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 37 | Barbados | 1 | 2024 |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2024 |
| 39 | Fiji | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Thailand | 1 | 2024 |
| 41 | Cabo Verde | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 42 | Djibouti | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 43 | Liberia | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 44 | Moldova | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 45 | Myanmar | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 46 | Chad | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 47 | Burundi | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 48 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 49 | Mali | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 50 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 51 | Benin | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 52 | Brazil | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 53 | Chile | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 54 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 55 | Estonia | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 57 | Colombia | 0.6 | 2024 |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.6 | 2024 |
| 59 | Cuba | 0.6 | 2024 |
| 60 | Venezuela, RB | 0.6 | 2024 |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 62 | Dominica | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 64 | Latvia | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 65 | Madagascar | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 66 | Mexico | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 67 | Portugal | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 68 | Paraguay | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 69 | Argentina | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 70 | Armenia | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 71 | Bolivia | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 72 | Ecuador | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 73 | Eritrea | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 74 | Georgia | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 75 | Indonesia | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 76 | Lao PDR | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 77 | St. Lucia | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 78 | Peru | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 79 | El Salvador | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 81 | Viet Nam | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 82 | Spain | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 83 | France | 0.3 | 2023 |
| 84 | Greece | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 85 | Italy | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 87 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 89 | Malta | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 90 | Malaysia | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 91 | Philippines | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 92 | Senegal | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 93 | Belgium | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 94 | Bhutan | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 96 | Germany | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 97 | United Kingdom | 0.2 | 2023 |
| 98 | Guatemala | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 99 | Honduras | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 100 | India | 0.2 | 2024 |
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About the top 10
#1 Eswatini
Eswatini ranks #1 on this list with 23.4% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Mbabane, Lobamba
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1.26 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$5.16 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,108 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 64.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 26.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in unemployment rate · #3 in youth unemployment rate · #3 in suicide mortality rate.
#2 South Africa
South Africa ranks #2 on this list with 17.2% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Pretoria, Cape Town
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 64.75 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$427.18 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,598 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg, Cape Town.
Also ranks #2 in unemployment rate · #2 in youth unemployment rate · #2 in income share of richest 10%.
#3 Lesotho
Lesotho ranks #3 on this list with 17.1% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Maseru
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 2.36 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.57 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,089 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 57.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 44.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in tax revenue share of gdp · #1 in suicide mortality rate · #2 in agricultural land share.
#4 Botswana
Botswana ranks #4 on this list with 15.7% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.56 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.93 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,778 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 68% of population (2025)
Also ranks #4 in unemployment rate · #5 in youth unemployment rate · #8 in education expenditure share of gdp.
#5 Mozambique
Mozambique ranks #5 on this list with 11.5% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Maputo
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 35.63 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$22.34 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$626.9 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 63.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 37.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Maputo, Matola.
Also ranks #2 in poverty headcount ratio · #3 in income share of richest 10% · #4 in debt service share of exports.
#6 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ranks #6 on this list with 9.8% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Harare
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 16.95 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$51.22 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,021 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 63.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 40.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Harare, Masvingo.
Also ranks #2 in lending interest rate · #3 in inflation rate · #4 in income share of richest 10%.
#7 Zambia
Zambia ranks #7 on this list with 9.4% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 21.91 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$28.88 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,318 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 45.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Lusaka.
Also ranks #2 in mineral rents share of gdp · #3 in gini index · #4 in prevalence of undernourishment.
#8 Namibia
Namibia ranks #8 on this list with 9% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 3.09 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$15.08 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,876 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 50.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in women in ministerial positions share · #2 in tax revenue share of gdp · #4 in education expenditure share of gdp.
#9 Malawi
Malawi ranks #9 on this list with 6.2% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 22.22 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$14.92 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$671.5 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 17.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in school enrolment (primary) · #3 in pupil-teacher ratio (primary) · #3 in poverty headcount ratio.
#10 Uganda
Uganda ranks #10 on this list with 4.9% of people 15-49.
- Capital
- Kampala
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 51.39 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$61.99 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,206 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kampala.
Also ranks #6 in renewable energy share · #6 in refugee population by asylum · #7 in agricultural land share.
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Source and method
HIV prevalence: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.DYN.AIDS.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49): UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.