Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Gambia
Gambia: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 61.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Gambia is 61.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Gambia peaked at 61.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1990.
That places Gambia 37th 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.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.2% | — |
| 1991 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 53.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 61.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 61.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.7%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.7% | 52.2% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 54.8% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 55.4% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 59.4% | 61.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 Gambia?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Gambia was 61.3% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Gambia ranks 37th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.