Kenya vs South Africa: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Kenya
66.2%
in 2024
South Africa
66.4%
in 2024
Kenya rank
8th
South Africa rank
7th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 66.4% against 66.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 7th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 56.0% | 7.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 62.8% | 1.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 64.8% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 66.0% | 0.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher what share of the population living with hiv are women?, Kenya or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 66.4% against 66.2% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Kenya ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 7th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Among those aged 15 years and older.