Adults Living With HIV 1997

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149 data points••Global Coverage•Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV | UNAIDS estimates. via World Bank•

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Highest
South Africa
2.4M people
Lowest
Vanuatu
100 people
Median country
6,500 people
Countries with data
149

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1
South Africa flag
South Africa
2,400,000 people
2
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
1,700,000 people
3
Kenya flag
Kenya
1,400,000 people
4
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
1,200,000 people
5
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
1,100,000 people
6
Thailand flag
Thailand
910,000 people
7
Uganda flag
Uganda
890,000 people
8
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
820,000 people
9
Malawi flag
Malawi
810,000 people
10
Côte d'Ivoire flag
Côte d'Ivoire
650,000 people
11
Congo, Democratic Republic of the flag
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
620,000 people
12
Zambia flag
Zambia
610,000 people
13
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
560,000 people
14
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
300,000 people
15
Ghana flag
Ghana
230,000 people
16
Botswana flag
Botswana
220,000 people
17
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
190,000 people
18
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
170,000 people
19
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
130,000 people
20
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
120,000 people
21
Burundi flag
Burundi
120,000 people
22
Haiti flag
Haiti
110,000 people
23
Myanmar flag
Myanmar
110,000 people
24
Spain flag
Spain
110,000 people
25
Namibia flag
Namibia
100,000 people
26
Eswatini flag
Eswatini
93,000 people
27
Mali flag
Mali
90,000 people
28
Chad flag
Chad
88,000 people
29
Mexico flag
Mexico
88,000 people
30
Angola flag
Angola
85,000 people
31
Colombia flag
Colombia
77,000 people
32
South Sudan flag
South Sudan
76,000 people
33
Congo flag
Congo
75,000 people
34
Togo flag
Togo
68,000 people
35
Dominican Republic flag
Dominican Republic
63,000 people
36
France flag
France
62,000 people
37
Vietnam flag
Vietnam
62,000 people
38
Italy flag
Italy
58,000 people
39
Peru flag
Peru
58,000 people
40
Cambodia flag
Cambodia
51,000 people
41
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
46,000 people
42
Argentina flag
Argentina
45,000 people
43
Guinea flag
Guinea
45,000 people
44
Benin flag
Benin
43,000 people
45
Liberia flag
Liberia
38,000 people
46
Niger flag
Niger
36,000 people
47
Canada flag
Canada
33,000 people
48
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
32,000 people
49
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
27,000 people
50
Portugal flag
Portugal
27,000 people
51
Gabon flag
Gabon
26,000 people
52
Honduras flag
Honduras
26,000 people
53
Venezuela flag
Venezuela
25,000 people
54
Jamaica flag
Jamaica
24,000 people
55
Senegal flag
Senegal
23,000 people
56
Guatemala flag
Guatemala
22,000 people
57
Ecuador flag
Ecuador
18,000 people
58
Papua New Guinea flag
Papua New Guinea
15,000 people
59
Chile flag
Chile
13,000 people
60
Sudan flag
Sudan
13,000 people
61
Bolivia flag
Bolivia
12,000 people
62
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
12,000 people
63
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
11,000 people
64
Egypt flag
Egypt
11,000 people
65
El Salvador flag
El Salvador
11,000 people
66
Indonesia flag
Indonesia
11,000 people
67
Somalia flag
Somalia
11,000 people
68
Australia flag
Australia
10,000 people
69
Panama flag
Panama
10,000 people
70
Switzerland flag
Switzerland
8,700 people
71
Netherlands flag
Netherlands
8,300 people
72
Gambia flag
Gambia
7,400 people
73
Morocco flag
Morocco
7,200 people
74
Nepal flag
Nepal
6,600 people
75
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
6,500 people
76
Saudi Arabia flag
Saudi Arabia
6,400 people
77
Romania flag
Romania
6,000 people
78
Republic of Moldova flag
Republic of Moldova
5,500 people
79
Belgium flag
Belgium
4,300 people
80
Bahamas flag
Bahamas
4,100 people
81
Greece flag
Greece
3,400 people
82
Denmark flag
Denmark
3,300 people
83
Guyana flag
Guyana
2,800 people
84
Costa Rica flag
Costa Rica
2,600 people
85
Sweden flag
Sweden
2,500 people
86
Suriname flag
Suriname
2,400 people
87
Paraguay flag
Paraguay
2,300 people
88
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
2,100 people
89
Cuba flag
Cuba
2,000 people
90
Azerbaijan flag
Azerbaijan
1,900 people
91
Bulgaria flag
Bulgaria
1,600 people
92
Latvia flag
Latvia
1,600 people
93
Algeria flag
Algeria
1,500 people
94
Barbados flag
Barbados
1,400 people
95
Cabo Verde flag
Cabo Verde
1,400 people
96
Ireland flag
Ireland
1,400 people
97
Sri Lanka flag
Sri Lanka
1,300 people
98
Norway flag
Norway
1,200 people
99
New Zealand flag
New Zealand
1,100 people
100
Tajikistan flag
Tajikistan
1,100 people
101
Serbia flag
Serbia
1,000 people
102
Afghanistan flag
Afghanistan
980 people
103
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
960 people
104
Yemen flag
Yemen
930 people
105
Lithuania flag
Lithuania
920 people
106
Kazakhstan flag
Kazakhstan
910 people
107
Oman flag
Oman
910 people
108
Belize flag
Belize
840 people
109
Laos flag
Laos
800 people
110
Singapore flag
Singapore
670 people
111
Bangladesh flag
Bangladesh
620 people
112
Philippines flag
Philippines
610 people
113
Libya flag
Libya
520 people
114
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
520 people
115
Bahrain flag
Bahrain
500 people
116
Croatia flag
Croatia
500 people
117
Lebanon flag
Lebanon
500 people
118
Luxembourg flag
Luxembourg
500 people
119
Pakistan flag
Pakistan
500 people
120
Timor-Leste flag
Timor-Leste
500 people
121
Antigua and Barbuda flag
Antigua and Barbuda
200 people
122
Bhutan flag
Bhutan
200 people
123
Dominica flag
Dominica
200 people
124
Iraq flag
Iraq
200 people
125
Jordan flag
Jordan
200 people
126
Kuwait flag
Kuwait
200 people
127
Slovenia flag
Slovenia
200 people
128
Saint Lucia flag
Saint Lucia
200 people
129
Syrian Arab Republic flag
Syrian Arab Republic
200 people
130
Albania flag
Albania
100 people
131
Armenia flag
Armenia
100 people
132
Comoros flag
Comoros
100 people
133
Estonia flag
Estonia
100 people
134
Fiji flag
Fiji
100 people
135
Georgia flag
Georgia
100 people
136
Iceland flag
Iceland
100 people
137
Kyrgyzstan flag
Kyrgyzstan
100 people
138
Maldives flag
Maldives
100 people
139
Malta flag
Malta
100 people
140
Mongolia flag
Mongolia
100 people
141
Montenegro flag
Montenegro
100 people
142
North Macedonia flag
North Macedonia
100 people
143
Qatar flag
Qatar
100 people
144
Slovakia flag
Slovakia
100 people
145
Solomon Islands flag
Solomon Islands
100 people
146
Saint Kitts and Nevis flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100 people
147
Tuvalu flag
Tuvalu
100 people
148
United Arab Emirates flag
United Arab Emirates
100 people
149
Vanuatu flag
Vanuatu
100 people

↑Top 10 Countries

  1. #1South Africa flagSouth Africa
  2. #2Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  3. #3Kenya flagKenya
  4. #4Nigeria flagNigeria
  5. #5Tanzania flagTanzania
  6. #6Thailand flagThailand
  7. #7Uganda flagUganda
  8. #8Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  9. #9Malawi flagMalawi
  10. #10Côte d'Ivoire flagCôte d'Ivoire

Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.

↓Bottom 10 Countries

  1. #149Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  2. #148United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  3. #147Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  4. #146Saint Kitts and Nevis flagSaint Kitts and Nevis
  5. #145Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  6. #144Slovakia flagSlovakia
  7. #143Qatar flagQatar
  8. #142North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  9. #141Montenegro flagMontenegro
  10. #140Mongolia flagMongolia

Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.

Data Source

Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV | UNAIDS estimates. via World Bank

Data produced by UNAIDS estimates., compiled and published by World Bank as "Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV".

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Geo Factbook. (n.d.). Adults Living With HIV by Country, 1997. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://geofactbook.com/fact/hivaids-people-living-with-hivaids/1997

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