Share of young men and women living with HIV in Malawi
Malawi: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 1.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Malawi peaked at 2.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2024.
That places Malawi 9th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.2% | — |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 7.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 Malawi?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Malawi was 1.5% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.