What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Japan
Japan: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 6.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Japan, 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 Japan is 6.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Japan peaked at 20.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.
That places Japan 172nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.7% | — |
| 1991 | 20.0% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 14.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Japan?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Japan was 6.1% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Japan ranks 172nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.