What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Libya
Libya: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 40.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Libya stood at 40.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Libya peaked at 40.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1990.
Libya ranks 71st of 172 countries on this measure, 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.3% | — |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.3% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 35.8% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 38.4% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.3% | 40.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Libya?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Libya was 40.1% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Libya ranks 71st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.