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

Latest (2024)
62.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 172 countries
All-time high
62.0%
in 2024
All-time low
56.0%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Eritrea, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 56 %1991: 56.6 %1992: 57.1 %1993: 57.4 %1994: 57.8 %1995: 57.9 %1996: 58.2 %1997: 58.4 %1998: 58.9 %1999: 59.5 %2000: 59.7 %2001: 59.7 %2002: 59.8 %2003: 59.8 %2004: 59.9 %2005: 60 %2006: 60 %2007: 59.9 %2008: 59.8 %2009: 59.6 %2010: 59.5 %2011: 59.4 %2012: 59.5 %2013: 59.4 %2014: 59.4 %2015: 59.4 %2016: 59.5 %2017: 59.5 %2018: 59.9 %2019: 60.3 %2020: 60.7 %2021: 61 %2022: 61.4 %2023: 61.7 %2024: 62 %

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

Annual values for What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Eritrea, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  1. 31 Lesotho 62.4% compare
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  5. 36 Equatorial Guinea 61.6% compare
  6. 37 Gambia 61.3% compare

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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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What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Unit
%
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 5,972 data points, 1990–2024
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