Share of young men and women living with HIV in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Eritrea peaked at 0.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Eritrea ranks 70th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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- 70 Bahrain 0.1% compare
- 70 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
- 70 Bhutan 0.1% compare
- 70 Bolivia 0.1% compare
- 70 Bulgaria 0.1% compare
- 70 Canada 0.1% compare
- 70 Cape Verde 0.1% compare
- 70 Comoros 0.1% compare
- 70 Croatia 0.1% compare
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- 70 East Timor 0.1% compare
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- 70 Estonia 0.1% compare
- 70 Georgia 0.1% compare
- 70 Greece 0.1% compare
- 70 Guatemala 0.1% compare
- 70 Honduras 0.1% compare
- 70 Iceland 0.1% compare
- 70 Iraq 0.1% compare
- 70 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 70 Italy 0.1% compare
- 70 Jordan 0.1% compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 70 Kuwait 0.1% compare
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
- 70 Latvia 0.1% compare
- 70 Lebanon 0.1% compare
- 70 Libya 0.1% compare
- 70 Lithuania 0.1% compare
- 70 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
- 70 Madagascar 0.1% compare
- 70 Malaysia 0.1% compare
- 70 Maldives 0.1% compare
- 70 Mauritania 0.1% compare
- 70 Mongolia 0.1% compare
- 70 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 70 Morocco 0.1% compare
- 70 Nepal 0.1% compare
- 70 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 70 New Zealand 0.1% compare
- 70 Niger 0.1% compare
- 70 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 70 Norway 0.1% compare
- 70 Oman 0.1% compare
- 70 Pakistan 0.1% compare
- 70 Peru 0.1% compare
- 70 Portugal 0.1% compare
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- 70 Senegal 0.1% compare
- 70 Serbia 0.1% compare
- 70 Singapore 0.1% compare
- 70 Slovakia 0.1% compare
- 70 Slovenia 0.1% compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 0.1% compare
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- 70 Spain 0.1% compare
- 70 Sri Lanka 0.1% compare
- 70 Sudan 0.1% compare
- 70 Switzerland 0.1% compare
- 70 Syria 0.1% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 70 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 70 Tuvalu 0.1% compare
- 70 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young men and women living with hiv in Eritrea?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Eritrea was 0.1% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Eritrea ranks 70th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.