Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Colombia
Colombia: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 18.0% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Colombia peaked at 43.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2014.
That places Colombia 142nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.5% | — |
| 1991 | 40.4% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 37.1% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 18.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 55% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 18.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.7%, 52% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 22.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 18.3% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.7% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Colombia?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Colombia was 18.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Colombia ranks 142nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.