Share of the population living with HIV in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.4% 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 6.0% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Eritrea peaked at 2.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 74 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 75 El Salvador 0.4% compare
- 76 Argentina 0.4% compare
- 78 Armenia 0.4% compare
- 79 Georgia 0.4% compare
- 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1861 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1898 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Eritrea?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Eritrea ranks 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.