What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Bhutan
Bhutan: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 42.3% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Bhutan peaked at 42.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 64th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.2% | — |
| 1991 | 25.8% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 24.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 37.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 40.9% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Bhutan?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Bhutan was 42.3% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Bhutan ranks 64th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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