What share of the population living with HIV are women? in China
China: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 25.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
25.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
123rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2015
All-time low
24.4%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in China, 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 China is 25.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in China peaked at 26.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1990.
China ranks 123rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.4% | — |
| 1991 | 24.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 24.4% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 25.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 25.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.4% | 25.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in China?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in China was 25.4% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1990.
- How does China rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- China ranks 123rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.