Share of the population living with HIV in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of the population living with HIV was 2.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 2.2% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +39.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +38.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +38.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +37.9% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +35.9% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +31.5% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Guinea-Bissau was 2.2% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.