What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Barbados
Barbados: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 37.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Barbados is 37.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Barbados peaked at 45.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 77th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.3% | — |
| 1991 | 44.7% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.5% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 40.0% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 37.9% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.5% | 37.8% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Barbados?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Barbados was 37.5% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Barbados ranks 77th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.