What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Somalia
Somalia: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 55.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
55.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
55.2%
in 2024
All-time low
52.5%
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 55.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Somalia peaked at 55.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2010.
That places Somalia 43rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.3% | — |
| 1991 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 52.7% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 52.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 52.5% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.4% | 55.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 40 Niger 57.7% compare
- 41 Mauritania 56.7% compare
- 42 Senegal 55.5% compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 51.5% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 50.9% compare
- 46 Djibouti 50.9% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Somalia?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Somalia was 55.2% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Somalia ranks 43rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.