Adults Living With HIV 1998

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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
2.8M people
Lowest
Vanuatu
100 people
Median country
7,300 people
Countries with data
149

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1
South Africa flag
South Africa
2,800,000 people
2
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
1,700,000 people
3
Kenya flag
Kenya
1,400,000 people
4
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
1,300,000 people
5
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
1,100,000 people
6
Thailand flag
Thailand
920,000 people
7
Uganda flag
Uganda
880,000 people
8
Malawi flag
Malawi
830,000 people
9
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
810,000 people
10
Côte d'Ivoire flag
Côte d'Ivoire
660,000 people
11
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
640,000 people
12
Zambia flag
Zambia
630,000 people
13
Congo, Democratic Republic of the flag
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
620,000 people
14
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
340,000 people
15
Botswana flag
Botswana
240,000 people
16
Ghana flag
Ghana
240,000 people
17
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
200,000 people
18
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
180,000 people
19
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
140,000 people
20
Myanmar flag
Myanmar
130,000 people
21
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
120,000 people
22
Burundi flag
Burundi
120,000 people
23
Namibia flag
Namibia
120,000 people
24
Eswatini flag
Eswatini
110,000 people
25
Haiti flag
Haiti
110,000 people
26
Spain flag
Spain
110,000 people
27
Mexico flag
Mexico
96,000 people
28
Angola flag
Angola
93,000 people
29
Chad flag
Chad
93,000 people
30
Mali flag
Mali
92,000 people
31
Colombia flag
Colombia
86,000 people
32
South Sudan flag
South Sudan
81,000 people
33
Togo flag
Togo
76,000 people
34
Vietnam flag
Vietnam
76,000 people
35
Congo flag
Congo
75,000 people
36
Dominican Republic flag
Dominican Republic
66,000 people
37
France flag
France
66,000 people
38
Cambodia flag
Cambodia
60,000 people
39
Italy flag
Italy
60,000 people
40
Peru flag
Peru
59,000 people
41
Guinea flag
Guinea
51,000 people
42
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
49,000 people
43
Argentina flag
Argentina
48,000 people
44
Benin flag
Benin
47,000 people
45
Liberia flag
Liberia
40,000 people
46
Niger flag
Niger
38,000 people
47
Canada flag
Canada
34,000 people
48
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
34,000 people
49
Venezuela flag
Venezuela
30,000 people
50
Gabon flag
Gabon
29,000 people
51
Portugal flag
Portugal
28,000 people
52
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
27,000 people
53
Honduras flag
Honduras
27,000 people
54
Senegal flag
Senegal
27,000 people
55
Jamaica flag
Jamaica
26,000 people
56
Guatemala flag
Guatemala
23,000 people
57
Ecuador flag
Ecuador
20,000 people
58
Indonesia flag
Indonesia
17,000 people
59
Papua New Guinea flag
Papua New Guinea
17,000 people
60
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
16,000 people
61
Chile flag
Chile
14,000 people
62
Sudan flag
Sudan
14,000 people
63
Bolivia flag
Bolivia
13,000 people
64
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
13,000 people
65
El Salvador flag
El Salvador
13,000 people
66
Somalia flag
Somalia
12,000 people
67
Australia flag
Australia
11,000 people
68
Egypt flag
Egypt
11,000 people
69
Nepal flag
Nepal
11,000 people
70
Panama flag
Panama
11,000 people
71
Switzerland flag
Switzerland
9,200 people
72
Netherlands flag
Netherlands
9,000 people
73
Gambia flag
Gambia
8,900 people
74
Morocco flag
Morocco
8,100 people
75
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
7,300 people
76
Republic of Moldova flag
Republic of Moldova
7,100 people
77
Saudi Arabia flag
Saudi Arabia
7,000 people
78
Romania flag
Romania
6,400 people
79
Belgium flag
Belgium
4,700 people
80
Bahamas flag
Bahamas
4,100 people
81
Greece flag
Greece
3,700 people
82
Denmark flag
Denmark
3,600 people
83
Guyana flag
Guyana
3,200 people
84
Costa Rica flag
Costa Rica
2,800 people
85
Paraguay flag
Paraguay
2,800 people
86
Suriname flag
Suriname
2,700 people
87
Sweden flag
Sweden
2,700 people
88
Cuba flag
Cuba
2,600 people
89
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
2,600 people
90
Azerbaijan flag
Azerbaijan
2,500 people
91
Latvia flag
Latvia
2,100 people
92
Algeria flag
Algeria
1,800 people
93
Sri Lanka flag
Sri Lanka
1,700 people
94
Bulgaria flag
Bulgaria
1,600 people
95
Ireland flag
Ireland
1,600 people
96
Barbados flag
Barbados
1,500 people
97
Cabo Verde flag
Cabo Verde
1,400 people
98
Tajikistan flag
Tajikistan
1,400 people
99
Kazakhstan flag
Kazakhstan
1,300 people
100
Norway flag
Norway
1,300 people
101
Laos flag
Laos
1,200 people
102
New Zealand flag
New Zealand
1,200 people
103
Afghanistan flag
Afghanistan
1,100 people
104
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
1,100 people
105
Yemen flag
Yemen
1,100 people
106
Belize flag
Belize
1,000 people
107
Serbia flag
Serbia
1,000 people
108
Lithuania flag
Lithuania
980 people
109
Oman flag
Oman
930 people
110
Singapore flag
Singapore
800 people
111
Bangladesh flag
Bangladesh
760 people
112
Philippines flag
Philippines
760 people
113
Libya flag
Libya
680 people
114
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
550 people
115
Antigua and Barbuda flag
Antigua and Barbuda
500 people
116
Bahrain flag
Bahrain
500 people
117
Croatia flag
Croatia
500 people
118
Lebanon flag
Lebanon
500 people
119
Luxembourg flag
Luxembourg
500 people
120
Pakistan flag
Pakistan
500 people
121
Timor-Leste flag
Timor-Leste
500 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
Slovakia flag
Slovakia
200 people
128
Slovenia flag
Slovenia
200 people
129
Saint Lucia flag
Saint Lucia
200 people
130
Syrian Arab Republic flag
Syrian Arab Republic
200 people
131
Albania flag
Albania
100 people
132
Armenia flag
Armenia
100 people
133
Comoros flag
Comoros
100 people
134
Estonia flag
Estonia
100 people
135
Fiji flag
Fiji
100 people
136
Georgia flag
Georgia
100 people
137
Iceland flag
Iceland
100 people
138
Kyrgyzstan flag
Kyrgyzstan
100 people
139
Maldives flag
Maldives
100 people
140
Malta flag
Malta
100 people
141
Mongolia flag
Mongolia
100 people
142
Montenegro flag
Montenegro
100 people
143
North Macedonia flag
North Macedonia
100 people
144
Qatar flag
Qatar
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. #8Malawi flagMalawi
  9. #9Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  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. #144Qatar flagQatar
  7. #143North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  8. #142Montenegro flagMontenegro
  9. #141Mongolia flagMongolia
  10. #140Malta flagMalta

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, 1998. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://geofactbook.com/fact/hivaids-people-living-with-hivaids/1998

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