What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 19.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 19.5% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Sri Lanka peaked at 33.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.4% | — |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.4% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 23.0% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 26.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 19.5% | 24.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Sri Lanka?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Sri Lanka was 19.5% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Sri Lanka ranks 136th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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