Share of the population living with HIV in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the population living with HIV was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Thailand, 1990–2024
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 Thailand stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Thailand peaked at 2.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
That places Thailand 41st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +52.5% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Thailand?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Thailand was 1.0% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Thailand ranks 41st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.