Share of the population living with HIV in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Guatemala peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 94th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Guatemala?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Guatemala was 0.2% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Guatemala ranks 94th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.