What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Italy
Italy: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 26.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Italy, 1990–2024
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 Italy is 26.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Italy peaked at 31.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2024.
That places Italy 122nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.4% | — |
| 1991 | 31.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 29.6% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.0% | 26.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Italy?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Italy was 26.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Italy ranks 122nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.