Share of the population living with HIV in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of the population living with HIV was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.1% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Bahamas peaked at 2.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 37th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.4% | — |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Bahamas?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Bahamas was 1.1% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Bahamas ranks 37th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.