What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Senegal
Senegal: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Senegal is 55.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Senegal peaked at 56.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 42nd 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.3% | — |
| 1991 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 43.3% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 50.7% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.5% | 56.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 39 Zimbabwe 60.2% compare
- 40 Niger 57.7% compare
- 41 Mauritania 56.7% compare
- 43 Somalia 55.2% compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 51.5% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 50.9% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Senegal was 55.5% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.