What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 60.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 60.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Zimbabwe peaked at 60.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 39th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.9% | — |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 52.9% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 55.8% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 57.7% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.7% | 60.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Zimbabwe?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Zimbabwe was 60.2% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Zimbabwe ranks 39th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.