HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate
This entry gives an estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend.
Country Comparison Ranking
Afghanistan
<.1% (2020 est.)
Akrotiri
NA
Albania
<.1 (2020 est.)
Algeria
<.1% (2020 est.)
American Samoa
NA
Andorra
NA
Angola
1.8% (2020 est.)
Anguilla
NA
Antigua and Barbuda
1.1% (2018)
Argentina
0.4% (2020 est.)
Armenia
0.2% (2020 est.)
Aruba
NA
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
NA
Australia
0.1% (2020 est.)
Austria
0.1% (2017 est.)
Azerbaijan
0.1% (2020 est.)
Bahamas, The
1.2% (2020 est.)
Bahrain
<.1% (2017 est.)
Bangladesh
<.1% (2018 est.)
Barbados
1.1% (2019 est.)
Belarus
0.5% (2020 est.)
Belgium
NA
Belize
1.2% (2020 est.)
Benin
0.9% (2020 est.)
Bermuda
NA
Bhutan
0.2% (2020)
Bolivia
0.2% (2020 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
<.1% (2018)
Botswana
19.9% (2020 est.)
Bouvet Island
NA
Brazil
0.6% (2020 est.)
British Indian Ocean Territory
NA
British Virgin Islands
NA
Brunei
NA
Bulgaria
<.1% (2019 est.)
Burkina Faso
0.7% (2020 est.)
Burma
0.6% (2019 est.)
Burundi
1% (2020 est.)
Cabo Verde
0.5% (2020 est.)
Cambodia
0.5% (2020 est.)
Cameroon
3% (2020 est.)
Canada
NA
Cayman Islands
NA
Central African Republic
2.9% (2020 est.)
Chad
1.1% (2020 est.)
Chile
0.6% (2020 est.)
China
NA
Christmas Island
NA
Clipperton Island
NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
NA
Colombia
0.4% (2020 est.)
Comoros
<.1% (2020 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.7% (2020 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
3.3% (2020 est.)
Cook Islands
NA
Coral Sea Islands
NA
Costa Rica
0.4% (2020 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
2.1% (2020 est.)
Croatia
<.1% (2020 est.)
Cuba
0.4% (2020 est.)
Curacao
NA
Cyprus
0.1% (2017 est.)
Czechia
<.1% (2018 est.)
Denmark
0.1% (2020 est.)
Dhekelia
NA
Djibouti
0.8% (2020 est.)
Dominica
0.6% (2018)
Dominican Republic
0.9% (2020 est.)
Ecuador
0.3% (2020 est.)
Egypt
<.1% (2020 est.)
El Salvador
0.5% (2020 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
7.3% (2020 est.)
Eritrea
0.5% (2020 est.)
Estonia
0.8% (2020 est.)
Eswatini
26.8% (2020 est.)
Ethiopia
0.9% (2020 est.)
European Union
note - see individual entries of member states
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
NA
Faroe Islands
NA
Fiji
0.2% (2020 est.)
Finland
0.1% (2018)
France
0.3% (2019 est.)
French Polynesia
NA
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
NA
Gabon
3% (2020 est.)
Gambia, The
1.8% (2020 est.)
Gaza Strip
NA
Georgia
0.3% (2020 est.)
Germany
0.1% (2020 est.)
Ghana
1.7% (2020 est.)
Gibraltar
NA
Greece
0.2% (2020 est.)
Greenland
NA
Grenada
0.5% (2018)
Guam
NA
Guatemala
0.2% (2020 est.)
Guernsey
NA
Guinea
1.4% (2020 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
3% (2020 est.)
Guyana
1.3% (2020 est.)
Haiti
1.9% (2020 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
NA
Holy See (Vatican City)
NA
Honduras
0.2% (2020 est.)
Hong Kong
NA
Hungary
<.1% (2018 est.)
Iceland
0.1% (2020)
India
0.2% (2017 est.)
Indonesia
0.4% (2020 est.)
Iran
<.1% (2020 est.)
Iraq
NA
Ireland
0.2% (2020 est.)
Isle of Man
NA
Israel
0.2% (2018)
Italy
0.2% (2020 est.)
Jamaica
1.4% (2020 est.)
Jan Mayen
NA
Japan
<.1% (2020 est.)
Jersey
NA
Jordan
<.1% (2020 est.)
Kazakhstan
0.3% (2020 est.)
Kenya
4.2% (2020 est.)
Kiribati
NA
Korea, North
NA
Korea, South
NA
Kosovo
NA
Kuwait
<.1% (2018 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
0.2% (2020 est.)
Laos
0.3% (2020 est.)
Latvia
0.3% (2019 est.)
Lebanon
<.1% (2020 est.)
Lesotho
21.1% (2020 est.)
Liberia
1.1% (2020 est.)
Libya
0.1% (2020)
Liechtenstein
NA
Lithuania
0.1% (2019 est.)
Luxembourg
0.3% (2018 est.)
Macau
NA
Madagascar
0.3% (2020 est.)
Malawi
8.1% (2020 est.)
Malaysia
0.4% (2020 est.)
Maldives
NA
Mali
0.9% (2020 est.)
Malta
0.1% (2016 est.)
Marshall Islands
NA
Mauritania
0.3% (2020 est.)
Mauritius
1.7% (2020)
Mexico
0.4% (2020 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
NA
Moldova
0.8% (2020 est.)
Monaco
NA
Mongolia
<.1% (2020 est.)
Montenegro
<.1% (2020 est.)
Montserrat
NA
Morocco
<.1% (2020 est.)
note: does not include data from the former Western SaharaMozambique
11.5% (2020 est.)
Namibia
11.6% (2020 est.)
Nauru
NA
Navassa Island
NA
Nepal
0.1% (2020 est.)
Netherlands
0.2% (2020 est.)
New Caledonia
NA
New Zealand
<.1% (2020 est.)
Nicaragua
0.2% (2020 est.)
Niger
0.2% (2020 est.)
Nigeria
1.3% (2020 est.)
Niue
NA
Norfolk Island
NA
North Macedonia
<.1% (2018 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
NA
Norway
0.1% (2018 est.)
Oman
0.1% (2019)
Pakistan
0.2% (2020 est.)
Palau
NA
Panama
1% (2020 est.)
Papua New Guinea
0.9% (2020 est.)
Paracel Islands
NA
Paraguay
0.3% (2020 est.)
Peru
0.3% (2020 est.)
Philippines
0.2% (2020 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
NA
Poland
NA
Portugal
0.5% (2020 est.)
Puerto Rico
NA
Qatar
<.1% (2020 est.)
Romania
0.1% (2020 est.)
Russia
1.2% (2017 est.)
Rwanda
2.5% (2020 est.)
Saint Barthelemy
NA
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.5% (2018)
Saint Lucia
0.6% (2018)
Saint Martin
NA
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1.5% (2018)
Samoa
NA
San Marino
NA
Sao Tome and Principe
0.3% (2020)
Saudi Arabia
<.1% (2020 est.)
Senegal
0.3% (2020 est.)
Serbia
<.1% (2020 est.)
Seychelles
NA
Sierra Leone
1.5% (2020 est.)
Singapore
0.2% (2020 est.)
Sint Maarten
NA
Slovakia
<.1% (2018 est.)
Slovenia
<.1% (2020 est.)
Solomon Islands
NA
Somalia
<.1% (2020 est.)
South Africa
19.1% (2020 est.)
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
NA
South Sudan
2.3% (2020 est.)
Spain
0.4% (2020 est.)
Spratly Islands
NA
Sri Lanka
<.1% (2020 est.)
Sudan
0.2% (2020 est.)
Suriname
1.1% (2020 est.)
Svalbard
NA
Sweden
0.2% (2016 est.)
Switzerland
0.2% (2020)
Syria
<.1% (2020)
Taiwan
NA
Tajikistan
0.2% (2020 est.)
Tanzania
4.7% (2020 est.)
Thailand
1% (2020 est.)
Timor-Leste
0.2% (2020)
Togo
2% (2020 est.)
Tokelau
NA
Tonga
NA
Trinidad and Tobago
0.7% (2020 est.)
Tunisia
<.1% (2020 est.)
Turkey
NA
Turkmenistan
NA
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
Tuvalu
NA
Uganda
5.4% (2020 est.)
Ukraine
1% (2020 est.)
United Arab Emirates
0.1% (2020)
United Kingdom
NA
United States
NA
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
NA
Uruguay
0.4% (2020 est.)
Uzbekistan
0.2% (2020 est.)
Vanuatu
NA
Venezuela
0.5% (2020 est.)
Vietnam
0.3% (2020 est.)
Virgin Islands
NA
Wake Island
NA
Wallis and Futuna
NA
West Bank
NA
World
0.7% (2020 est.)
Yemen
<.1% (2020 est.)
Zambia
11.1% (2020 est.)
Zimbabwe
11.9% (2020 est.)