What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Nigeria
Nigeria: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 64.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
64.2%
in 2024
All-time low
54.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 64.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Nigeria peaked at 64.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 22nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.1% | — |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 64.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 64.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.7%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 54.1% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 57.5% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 58.1% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.3% | 64.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 19 Malawi 64.6% compare
- 20 South Sudan 64.4% compare
- 21 Benin 64.4% compare
- 23 Uganda 63.7% compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 63.7% compare
- 25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 63.5% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Nigeria?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Nigeria was 64.2% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.