What share of the population living with HIV are women? in United States of America

United States of America: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 21.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
21.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
131st
of 172 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2010
All-time low
21.1%
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

051015201990200720241990: 21.3 %1991: 21.5 %1992: 21.6 %1993: 21.8 %1994: 21.9 %1995: 22 %1996: 22 %1997: 22.1 %1998: 22.1 %1999: 22.1 %2000: 22.1 %2001: 22.1 %2002: 22.1 %2003: 22 %2004: 22 %2005: 22 %2006: 22 %2007: 22 %2008: 22 %2009: 22.1 %2010: 22.1 %2011: 22.1 %2012: 22.1 %2013: 22 %2014: 21.9 %2015: 21.9 %2016: 21.8 %2017: 21.8 %2018: 21.7 %2019: 21.6 %2020: 21.5 %2021: 21.4 %2022: 21.3 %2023: 21.2 %2024: 21.1 %

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 United States of America is 21.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in United States of America peaked at 22.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2024.

That places United States of America 131st out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

What share of the population living with HIV are women? in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for What share of the population living with HIV are women? in United States of America, 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 21.3%
1991 21.5% +0.7%
1992 21.6% +0.7%
1993 21.8% +0.6%
1994 21.9% +0.6%
1995 22.0% +0.4%
1996 22.0% +0.3%
1997 22.1% +0.2%
1998 22.1% +0.0%
1999 22.1% -0.1%
2000 22.1% -0.1%
2001 22.1% -0.0%
2002 22.1% -0.0%
2003 22.0% -0.0%
2004 22.0% -0.1%
2005 22.0% -0.1%
2006 22.0% -0.1%
2007 22.0% +0.0%
2008 22.0% +0.1%
2009 22.1% +0.2%
2010 22.1% +0.3%
2011 22.1% -0.0%
2012 22.1% -0.2%
2013 22.0% -0.3%
2014 21.9% -0.4%
2015 21.9% -0.2%
2016 21.8% -0.3%
2017 21.8% -0.2%
2018 21.7% -0.2%
2019 21.6% -0.3%
2020 21.5% -0.6%
2021 21.4% -0.6%
2022 21.3% -0.6%
2023 21.2% -0.3%
2024 21.1% -0.4%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 21.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.6%, 86% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.8% 21.3% 22.1% 10
2000s 22.0% 22.0% 22.1% 10
2010s 21.9% 21.6% 22.1% 10
2020s 21.3% 21.1% 21.5% 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 128 Syrian Arab Republic 23.2% compare
  2. 129 Peru 22.4% compare
  3. 130 Cyprus 21.5% compare
  4. 132 Poland 20.8% compare
  5. 133 Germany 20.5% compare
  6. 134 Czechia 19.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in United States of America?
What share of the population living with hiv are women? in United States of America was 21.1% 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
How does United States of America rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
United States of America ranks 131st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America 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
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Coverage
172 places, 5,972 data points, 1990–2024
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Among those aged 15 years and older.