What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Switzerland

Switzerland: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 26.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
119th
of 172 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2024
All-time low
24.7%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Switzerland, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 24.7 %1991: 24.9 %1992: 25 %1993: 25.1 %1994: 25.2 %1995: 25.3 %1996: 25.4 %1997: 25.5 %1998: 25.7 %1999: 25.8 %2000: 25.9 %2001: 26 %2002: 26.1 %2003: 26.2 %2004: 26.2 %2005: 26.3 %2006: 26.3 %2007: 26.3 %2008: 26.3 %2009: 26.3 %2010: 26.4 %2011: 26.4 %2012: 26.4 %2013: 26.4 %2014: 26.4 %2015: 26.4 %2016: 26.5 %2017: 26.5 %2018: 26.6 %2019: 26.6 %2020: 26.6 %2021: 26.7 %2022: 26.7 %2023: 26.7 %2024: 26.7 %

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 Switzerland is 26.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Switzerland peaked at 26.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1990.

Switzerland ranks 119th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Switzerland, 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 24.7%
1991 24.9% +0.8%
1992 25.0% +0.4%
1993 25.1% +0.4%
1994 25.2% +0.3%
1995 25.3% +0.4%
1996 25.4% +0.5%
1997 25.5% +0.5%
1998 25.7% +0.5%
1999 25.8% +0.4%
2000 25.9% +0.5%
2001 26.0% +0.2%
2002 26.1% +0.4%
2003 26.2% +0.4%
2004 26.2% +0.3%
2005 26.3% +0.2%
2006 26.3% +0.2%
2007 26.3% -0.0%
2008 26.3% -0.0%
2009 26.3% +0.1%
2010 26.4% +0.0%
2011 26.4% +0.1%
2012 26.4% +0.0%
2013 26.4% +0.0%
2014 26.4% +0.1%
2015 26.4% +0.1%
2016 26.5% +0.1%
2017 26.5% +0.2%
2018 26.6% +0.1%
2019 26.6% +0.1%
2020 26.6% +0.1%
2021 26.7% +0.1%
2022 26.7% +0.0%
2023 26.7% +0.1%
2024 26.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.2% 24.7% 25.8% 10
2000s 26.2% 25.9% 26.3% 10
2010s 26.4% 26.4% 26.6% 10
2020s 26.7% 26.6% 26.7% 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 116 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 27.0% compare
  2. 117 Denmark 26.9% compare
  3. 118 Tunisia 26.8% compare
  4. 120 Lithuania 26.6% compare
  5. 121 Canada 26.3% compare
  6. 122 Italy 26.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Switzerland?
What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Switzerland was 26.7% 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2024.
What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1990.
How does Switzerland rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
Switzerland ranks 119th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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Indicator
What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Unit
%
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 5,972 data points, 1990–2024
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Among those aged 15 years and older.