Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 65.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 65.1% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Ethiopia peaked at 65.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 15th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.9% | — |
| 1991 | 59.4% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 60.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 65.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 65.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.7%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 58.9% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.8% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 63.6% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 64.3% | 65.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 12 Liberia 65.5% compare
- 13 Mozambique 65.3% compare
- 14 Central African Republic 65.1% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 64.8% compare
- 17 Cameroon 64.8% compare
- 18 Namibia 64.8% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Ethiopia?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Ethiopia was 65.1% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.