What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Eswatini
Eswatini: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 61.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 61.2% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Eswatini peaked at 61.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 38th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.8% | — |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 41.8% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 56.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 58.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 59.6% | 61.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.2893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5658 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Eswatini?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Eswatini was 61.2% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Eswatini ranks 38th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.