Share of the population living with HIV in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv in Ecuador stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 73rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 70 Peru 0.4% compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 0.4% compare
- 72 Viet Nam 0.4% compare
- 74 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 75 El Salvador 0.4% compare
- 76 Argentina 0.4% compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Ecuador?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Ecuador was 0.4% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.