What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 13.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 13.1% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Saudi Arabia peaked at 48.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 160th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.6% | — |
| 1991 | 46.6% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 44.6% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 42.7% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 33.4% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 22.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.1% | 16.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Saudi Arabia?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Saudi Arabia was 13.1% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Saudi Arabia ranks 160th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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