Share of the population living with HIV in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Saudi Arabia 140th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 140th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.