What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Yemen
Yemen: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 30.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
102nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2024
All-time low
25.4%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 30.9% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Yemen peaked at 30.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 102nd 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.4% | — |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 30.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 30.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.4%, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 25.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 27.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.5% | 30.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 99 Paraguay 32.3% compare
- 100 Turkmenistan 32.3% compare
- 101 Nicaragua 31.2% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 30.2% compare
- 104 Israel 30.1% compare
- 105 Luxembourg 29.8% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Yemen?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Yemen was 30.9% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Yemen ranks 102nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.