Share of the population living with HIV in Suriname
Suriname: Share of the population living with HIV was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv in Suriname is 1.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Suriname peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 22nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % 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 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Suriname?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Suriname was 1.6% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Suriname ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.