Share of young men and women living with HIV in Thailand
Thailand: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Thailand, 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 Thailand stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Thailand peaked at 4.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
That places Thailand 17th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +41.7% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 3.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of young men and women living with HIV in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +41.7% | 2.4% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 Thailand?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Thailand was 0.5% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.