What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 9.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 9.6% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Afghanistan peaked at 30.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 167th out of 172 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.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.4% | — |
| 1991 | 29.1% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 19.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Afghanistan?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Afghanistan was 9.6% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Afghanistan ranks 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Among those aged 15 years and older.