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HIV Prevalence by African country

2024

Share of people ages 15-49 living with HIV.

Africa, 202450 of 54 countries
2.5%population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Eswatini · 23.4%Lowest in 2024Tunisia · 0.1%Reported in 202450 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 3.5%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 0.7%Somalia — 0.1%Kenya — 3.0%Sudan — 0.2%Chad — 0.9%South Africa — 17.2%Lesotho — 17.1%Zimbabwe — 9.8%Botswana — 15.7%Namibia — 9.0%Senegal — 0.3%Mali — 0.8%Mauritania — 0.1%Benin — 0.7%Niger — 0.2%Nigeria — 1.2%Cameroon — 2.5%Togo — 1.6%Ghana — 1.5%Cote d'Ivoire — 1.7%Guinea — 1.3%Guinea-Bissau — 2.2%Liberia — 0.9%Sierra Leone — 1.4%Burkina Faso — 0.5%Central African Republic — 2.4%Republic of the Congo — 3.2%Gabon — 2.8%Equatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 9.4%Malawi — 6.2%Mozambique — 11.5%Eswatini — 23.4%Angola — 1.6%Burundi — 0.8%Madagascar — 0.5%Gambia — 1.3%Tunisia — 0.1%Algeria — 0.1%Eritrea — 0.4%Morocco — 0.1%Egypt — 0.1%Libya — 0.1%Ethiopia — 0.7%Djibouti — 0.9%Uganda — 4.9%Rwanda — 2.0%South Sudan — 1.5%Nigeria 1.2%Nigeria 1.2%Ethiopia 0.7%Ethiopia 0.7%Kenya 3.0%Kenya 3.0%South Africa 17.2%South Africa 17.2%2024HIGHEST IN 2024Eswatini23.4%South Africa17.2%Lesotho17.1%Botswana15.7%Mozambique11.5%LOWEST IN 2024Tunisia0.1%Somalia0.1%Morocco0.1%Mauritania0.1%Libya0.1%PINNEDEthiopia0.7%36 of 50Kenya3.0%13 of 50Nigeria1.2%27 of 50OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn0.9%Comorosnot drawn0.1%Mauritiusnot drawnno dataSao Tome and Principenot drawnno dataSeychellesnot drawnno data% of adults aged 15–49 · quintiles of the observed range0.1%0.2%0.9%1.6%3.5%23.4%no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries16.9%
Eastern Africa16 of 18 countries3.5%
Middle Africa7 of 9 countries1.3%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries1.1%
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries0.1%
Africaall 54 countries · 50 with a 2024 figure2.5%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Four countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Equatorial Guinea, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

HIV PrevalenceShare of people ages 15-49 living with HIV.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of adults aged 15–49
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage50 of 54 countries · 50 reported, 0 modelled, 4 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 50 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "HIV Prevalence". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/hiv-prevalence
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=hiv_prevalence_pct&year=2024&limit=100

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HIV Prevalence: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

50 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryHIV PrevalencePeriod
1Eswatini23.4%2024
2South Africa17.2%2024
3Lesotho17.1%2024
4Botswana15.7%2024
5Mozambique11.5%2024
6Zimbabwe9.8%2024
7Zambia9.4%2024
8Namibia9%2024
9Malawi6.2%2024
10Uganda4.9%2024
11Tanzania3.5%2024
12Republic of the Congo3.2%2024
13Kenya3%2024
14Gabon2.8%2024
15Cameroon2.5%2024
16Central African Republic2.4%2024
17Guinea-Bissau2.2%2024
18Rwanda2%2024
19Cote d'Ivoire1.7%2024
20Angola1.6%2024
21Togo1.6%2024
22Ghana1.5%2024
23South Sudan1.5%2024
24Sierra Leone1.4%2024
25Gambia1.3%2024
26Guinea1.3%2024
27Nigeria1.2%2024
28Cabo Verde0.9%2024
29Chad0.9%2024
30Djibouti0.9%2024
31Liberia0.9%2024
32Burundi0.8%2024
33Mali0.8%2024
34Benin0.7%2024
35Democratic Republic of the Congo0.7%2024
36Ethiopia0.7%2024
37Burkina Faso0.5%2024
38Madagascar0.5%2024
39Eritrea0.4%2024
40Senegal0.3%2024
41Niger0.2%2024
42Sudan0.2%2024
43Algeria0.1%2024
44Comoros0.1%2024
45Egypt0.1%2024
46Libya0.1%2024
47Mauritania0.1%2024
48Morocco0.1%2024
49Somalia0.1%2024
50Tunisia0.1%2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 50 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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