What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Rwanda
Rwanda: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 63.5% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Rwanda peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1990.
That places Rwanda 26th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.3% | — |
| 1991 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 61.2% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 54.3% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 61.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 61.7% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.8% | 63.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- 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 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0625 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Rwanda?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Rwanda was 63.5% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Rwanda ranks 26th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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