Share of young men and women living with HIV in Benin
Benin: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.2%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, share of young men and women living with hiv in Benin stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Benin peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Benin 50th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Benin, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2% compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
- 50 Burundi 0.2% compare
- 50 Colombia 0.2% compare
- 50 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2% compare
- 50 Ecuador 0.2% compare
- 50 El Salvador 0.2% compare
- 50 Ethiopia 0.2% compare
- 50 Fiji 0.2% compare
- 50 Gambia 0.2% compare
- 50 Guyana 0.2% compare
- 50 Indonesia 0.2% compare
- 50 Laos 0.2% compare
- 50 Mali 0.2% compare
- 50 Malta 0.2% compare
- 50 Moldova 0.2% compare
- 50 Paraguay 0.2% compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% compare
- 50 Vietnam 0.2% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young men and women living with hiv in Benin?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Benin was 0.2% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Benin ranks 50th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.