Share of women among the population living with hiv in Namibia
Namibia: Share of women among the population living with hiv was 64.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.78
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 172 countries
All-time high
64.78
in 2024
All-time low
59.33
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 64.78 for share of women among the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women among the population living with hiv in Namibia peaked at 64.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.33, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 18th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.33 | — |
| 1991 | 59.87 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 60.35 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 60.72 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 60.98 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.18 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 61.3 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 61.38 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.45 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.52 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 61.58 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 61.65 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 61.69 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 61.72 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.78 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 61.88 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 61.97 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.08 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 62.2 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 62.31 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.42 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 62.58 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.66 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.78 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 62.91 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 63.07 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.21 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.43 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.65 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 63.84 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.01 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.2 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.36 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.57 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.78 | +0.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 64.78 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.89, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 64.78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.68, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.81 | 59.33 | 61.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.89 | 61.58 | 62.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.05 | 62.42 | 63.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.39 | 64.01 | 64.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women among the population living with hiv in Namibia?
- Share of women among the population living with hiv in Namibia was 64.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.33 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for share of women among the population living with hiv?
- Namibia ranks 18th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women among the population living with hiv rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women among the population living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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