What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Eritrea
Eritrea: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Eritrea peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 34th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.0% | — |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 56.0% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 59.6% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 59.4% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 60.7% | 62.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Eritrea?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Eritrea was 62.0% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Eritrea ranks 34th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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