What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Maldives
Maldives: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 27.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 27.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Maldives peaked at 41.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1990.
That places Maldives 113th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.3% | — |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 25.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 38.1% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.8% | 29.1% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Maldives?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Maldives was 27.8% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Maldives ranks 113th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.