Share of young men and women living with HIV in Liberia
Liberia: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 146 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 1991
All-time low
0.3%
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3% for share of young men and women living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Liberia peaked at 1.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 35th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 35 Angola 0.3% compare
- 35 Bahamas 0.3% compare
- 35 Belize 0.3% compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.3% compare
- 35 Chad 0.3% compare
- 35 Chile 0.3% compare
- 35 Cuba 0.3% compare
- 35 Djibouti 0.3% compare
- 35 Dominica 0.3% compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
- 35 Ghana 0.3% compare
- 35 Guinea 0.3% compare
- 35 Mexico 0.3% compare
- 35 Nigeria 0.3% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young men and women living with hiv in Liberia?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Liberia was 0.3% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Liberia ranks 35th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.