What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Germany

Germany: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 20.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.5%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
133rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2024
All-time low
15.5%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

051015201990200720241990: 15.5 %1991: 16.2 %1992: 17 %1993: 17.7 %1994: 18.2 %1995: 18.3 %1996: 18.2 %1997: 18.3 %1998: 18.6 %1999: 18.9 %2000: 19.1 %2001: 19 %2002: 18.9 %2003: 18.8 %2004: 18.6 %2005: 18.4 %2006: 18.2 %2007: 17.8 %2008: 17.6 %2009: 17.5 %2010: 17.5 %2011: 17.5 %2012: 17.5 %2013: 17.7 %2014: 17.8 %2015: 18.1 %2016: 18.3 %2017: 18.4 %2018: 18.6 %2019: 18.8 %2020: 19 %2021: 19.1 %2022: 19.7 %2023: 20.1 %2024: 20.5 %

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 Germany is 20.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Germany peaked at 20.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1990.

Germany ranks 133rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Germany, year by year

Annual values for What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Germany, 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 15.5%
1991 16.2% +4.9%
1992 17.0% +4.8%
1993 17.7% +3.8%
1994 18.2% +3.3%
1995 18.3% +0.1%
1996 18.2% -0.3%
1997 18.3% +0.7%
1998 18.6% +1.7%
1999 18.9% +1.6%
2000 19.1% +0.9%
2001 19.0% -0.5%
2002 18.9% -0.4%
2003 18.8% -0.9%
2004 18.6% -1.0%
2005 18.4% -1.0%
2006 18.2% -1.3%
2007 17.8% -1.8%
2008 17.6% -1.2%
2009 17.5% -0.6%
2010 17.5% -0.2%
2011 17.5% +0.1%
2012 17.5% +0.3%
2013 17.7% +0.7%
2014 17.8% +0.9%
2015 18.1% +1.3%
2016 18.3% +1.0%
2017 18.4% +0.9%
2018 18.6% +1.0%
2019 18.8% +0.9%
2020 19.0% +1.1%
2021 19.1% +0.8%
2022 19.7% +2.7%
2023 20.1% +2.2%
2024 20.5% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.7% 15.5% 18.9% 10
2000s 18.4% 17.5% 19.1% 10
2010s 18.0% 17.5% 18.8% 10
2020s 19.7% 19.0% 20.5% 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 130 Cyprus 21.5% compare
  2. 131 United States of America 21.1% compare
  3. 132 Poland 20.8% compare
  4. 134 Czechia 19.8% compare
  5. 135 Bulgaria 19.7% compare
  6. 136 Sri Lanka 19.5% compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

More health data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Germany?
What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Germany was 20.5% 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1990.
How does Germany rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
Germany ranks 133rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-women-among-the-population-living-with-hiv/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-women-among-the-population-living-with-hiv/germany/">What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
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
Last refreshed

Among those aged 15 years and older.