Share of the population living with HIV in Maldives

Maldives: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
145th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Share of the population living with HIV in Maldives, 1990–2024

00.0050.010.0151990200720241990: 0.001 %1991: 0.001 %1992: 0.001 %1993: 0.001 %1994: 0.002 %1995: 0.003 %1996: 0.004 %1997: 0.006 %1998: 0.007 %1999: 0.007 %2000: 0.008 %2001: 0.008 %2002: 0.008 %2003: 0.008 %2004: 0.008 %2005: 0.008 %2006: 0.007 %2007: 0.007 %2008: 0.008 %2009: 0.008 %2010: 0.008 %2011: 0.008 %2012: 0.009 %2013: 0.009 %2014: 0.01 %2015: 0.01 %2016: 0.01 %2017: 0.011 %2018: 0.011 %2019: 0.012 %2020: 0.013 %2021: 0.013 %2022: 0.014 %2023: 0.016 %2024: 0.017 %

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 Maldives stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.

That places Maldives 145th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Share of the population living with HIV in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population living with HIV in Maldives, 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 0.0%
1991 0.0% +38.9%
1992 0.0% +40.0%
1993 0.0% +41.9%
1994 0.0% +38.3%
1995 0.0% +50.0%
1996 0.0% +45.6%
1997 0.0% +29.6%
1998 0.0% +18.2%
1999 0.0% +8.3%
2000 0.0% +2.9%
2001 0.0% +1.6%
2002 0.0% -0.3%
2003 0.0% -1.2%
2004 0.0% -0.9%
2005 0.0% -0.9%
2006 0.0% -1.3%
2007 0.0% +0.0%
2008 0.0% +2.7%
2009 0.0% +2.9%
2010 0.0% +3.2%
2011 0.0% +4.3%
2012 0.0% +4.7%
2013 0.0% +4.6%
2014 0.0% +3.4%
2015 0.0% +1.9%
2016 0.0% +2.8%
2017 0.0% +5.1%
2018 0.0% +5.8%
2019 0.0% +6.2%
2020 0.0% +6.5%
2021 0.0% +6.7%
2022 0.0% +7.5%
2023 0.0% +7.7%
2024 0.0% +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 142 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
  2. 143 Mongolia 0.0% compare
  3. 144 Comoros 0.0% compare
  4. 146 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
  5. 147 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
  6. 148 Iraq 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population living with hiv in Maldives?
Share of the population living with hiv in Maldives 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 Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
How does Maldives rank for share of the population living with hiv?
Maldives ranks 145th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives 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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Indicator
Share of the population living with HIV
Unit
%
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 5,197 data points, 1990–2024
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Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.