What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Peru
Peru: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 22.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
129th
of 172 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2020
All-time low
4.9%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 22.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Peru peaked at 22.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1990.
Peru ranks 129th of 172 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9% | — |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 4.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 11.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0405 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.3576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Peru?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Peru was 22.4% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Peru ranks 129th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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