What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Kuwait
Kuwait: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 16.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 16.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Kuwait peaked at 46.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 152nd 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.7% | — |
| 1991 | 46.3% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 44.2% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 38.6% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 32.5% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 21.4% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.8% | 21.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Kuwait?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Kuwait was 16.8% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Kuwait ranks 152nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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