Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Canada
Canada: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 65,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2022, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Canada stood at 65,000. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Canada peaked at 65,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,000, in 1990.
Canada ranks 54th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,400 | 31,000 | 35,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,200 | 37,000 | 47,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,400 | 48,000 | 61,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,667 | 62,000 | 65,000 | 3 |
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More health data for Canada
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 20.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 216,465 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 8.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,801 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Canada?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Canada was 65,000 in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 65,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,000 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Canada ranks 54th out of 151 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.