Prevalence of HIV, female in World
World: Prevalence of HIV, female was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV, female in World, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
World recorded 0.3% for prevalence of hiv, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, female in World peaked at 0.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
World ranks 16th of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV, female in World, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Angola 1.0% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 1.0% compare
- 17 Ghana 0.9% compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 0.9% compare
- 19 Cameroon 0.8% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.8% compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 0.8% compare
- 19 Rwanda 0.8% compare
- 19 Togo 0.8% compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4438 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0405 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3355 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv, female in World?
- Prevalence of hiv, female in World was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does World rank for prevalence of hiv, female?
- World ranks 16th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV, female is the percentage of females who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.