What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Nepal
Nepal: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 42.1% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Nepal peaked at 42.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1990.
That places Nepal 65th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.1% | — |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 14.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 31.6% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Nepal?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Nepal was 42.1% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Nepal ranks 65th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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