Share of the population living with HIV in Somalia
Somalia: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.1% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Somalia peaked at 0.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Somalia 135th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Somalia?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Somalia was 0.1% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Somalia ranks 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.