Share of the population living with HIV in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of the population living with HIV was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population living with HIV in Dominican Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv in Dominican Republic is 1.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 40th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population living with HIV in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +36.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +28.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Dominican Republic?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Dominican Republic was 1.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.