What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Malawi
Malawi: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 64.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Malawi peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 1990.
That places Malawi 19th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.6% | — |
| 1991 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 54.6% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 58.4% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 62.2% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 64.1% | 64.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0657 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5136 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Malawi?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Malawi was 64.6% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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