What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Australia
Australia: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 13.7% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Australia peaked at 13.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1990.
Australia ranks 158th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.9% | — |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 5.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Australia?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Australia was 13.7% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Australia ranks 158th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.