Based on a comparison of 146 countries in 2021, Swaziland ranked the highest in prevalence of HIV as a percentage of population aged 15-49 years with 27.9% followed by Lesotho and Botswana. On the other end of the scale was United Arab Emirates 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 2021 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 2021 and an all time low of 0.300% in 1991. The average annual growth amounted to 2.77 % 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Botswana | % | 21.7% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 20.4% | 19.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 3.50% | 3.60% | 3.60% | 3.60% | 3.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 6.60% | 6.80% | 6.80% | 6.90% | 6.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | % | 3.70% | 3.60% | 3.50% | 3.40% | 3.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 5.00% | 4.90% | 4.70% | 4.50% | 4.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 24.6% | 24.2% | 23.6% | 23.0% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 9.70% | 9.50% | 9.20% | 8.80% | 8.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 12.0% | 12.0% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 18.2% | 18.4% | 18.5% | 18.6% | 18.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 29.6% | 29.8% | 29.7% | 29.4% | 29.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 5.10% | 5.10% | 5.00% | 4.90% | 4.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 6.00% | 5.90% | 5.80% | 5.70% | 5.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.0% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 14.2% | 13.8% | 13.4% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
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