Share of the population living with HIV in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Madagascar peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 66th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1921 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Madagascar?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Madagascar was 0.5% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Madagascar ranks 66th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.