What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Pakistan
Pakistan: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Pakistan, 1991–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 17.5% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Pakistan peaked at 18.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 147th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.0% | — |
| 1992 | 7.6% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -49.2% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -1.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 17.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 34% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 17.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.4%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -49.2% | 15.4% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 7.6% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 6.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Pakistan?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Pakistan was 17.5% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Pakistan ranks 147th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.