Share of young men and women living with HIV in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of young men and women living with hiv in Costa Rica is 0.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 24th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 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 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 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 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4% compare
- 24 Gabon 0.4% compare
- 24 Haiti 0.4% compare
- 24 Jamaica 0.4% compare
- 24 Myanmar 0.4% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 0.4% compare
- 24 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 0.4% compare
- 24 South Sudan 0.4% compare
- 24 Togo 0.4% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % 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 Costa Rica?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Costa Rica was 0.4% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.