What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Iceland
Iceland: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 29.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 29.6% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Iceland peaked at 29.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1990.
That places Iceland 106th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.9% | — |
| 1991 | 24.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 25.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 23.9% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.4% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 28.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.9% | 29.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Iceland?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Iceland was 29.6% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Iceland ranks 106th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.