What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Congo
Congo: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 70.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Congo stood at 70.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Congo peaked at 70.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1990.
That places Congo 3rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.2% | — |
| 1991 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 63.2% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 66.7% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 66.5% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 69.8% | 70.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 1 Angola 73.1% compare
- 2 Gabon 71.2% compare
- 4 Ghana 69.6% compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 68.1% compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 67.5% compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Congo?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Congo was 70.9% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Congo ranks 3rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.