What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Mexico
Mexico: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 17.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 17.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Mexico peaked at 18.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 144th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.9% | — |
| 1991 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.8% | 18.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Mexico?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Mexico was 17.8% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Mexico ranks 144th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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.