What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Malaysia
Malaysia: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 19.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 19.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Malaysia peaked at 19.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +30.6% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 3.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.7% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 19.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Malaysia?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Malaysia was 19.2% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Malaysia ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.