Share of the population living with HIV in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Kuwait peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 139th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % 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 0.0879 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.07 % 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 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Kuwait?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Kuwait was 0.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Kuwait ranks 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.