Share of the population infected with hiv in Guinea
Guinea: Share of the population infected with hiv was 1.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.34
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
29th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.73
in 2011
All-time low
0.3419
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of the population infected with hiv in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population infected with hiv in Guinea is 1.34, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population infected with hiv in Guinea peaked at 1.73 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3419, in 1990.
That places Guinea 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population infected with hiv in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3419 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4281 | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5285 | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6432 | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7634 | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8909 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 1.27 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.38 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 1.47 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.54 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.59 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.64 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.66 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.67 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.69 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.73 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.72 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.68 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.62 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.55 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.51 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.47 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.43 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.38 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.34 | -3.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7748, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.34 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8412 | 0.3419 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.47 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.51 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population infected with hiv in Guinea?
- Share of the population infected with hiv in Guinea was 1.34 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3419 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for share of the population infected with hiv?
- Guinea ranks 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population infected with hiv rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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