Share of the population living with HIV in Yemen
Yemen: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.1% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Yemen peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.2389 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Yemen?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Yemen 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Yemen ranks 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.