Share of the population infected with hiv in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population infected with hiv was 0.0168 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population infected with hiv in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population infected with hiv in Maldives stood at 0.0168. 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 infected with hiv in Maldives peaked at 0.0168 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, 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 infected with hiv in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 0.001 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 | +41.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 | +38.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 | +45.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.01 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0145 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0168 | +7.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0168 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4195, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0168 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0359, 47% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population infected with hiv in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +50.0% | 0.0021 | 0.0031 |
| 1996 | +45.6% | 0.0031 | 0.0045 |
| 1993 | +41.9% | 0.001 | 0.0015 |
| 1992 | +40.0% | 0.0008 | 0.001 |
| 1991 | +38.9% | 0.0005 | 0.0008 |
| 1994 | +38.3% | 0.0015 | 0.0021 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0034 | 0.0005 | 0.0075 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0077 | 0.0075 | 0.0079 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 | 0.0081 | 0.0119 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 | 0.0126 | 0.0168 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population infected with hiv in Maldives?
- Share of the population infected with hiv in Maldives was 0.0168 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the population infected with hiv?
- Maldives ranks 145th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population infected 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 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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