Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) in North Korea
North Korea: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) was 48.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in North Korea, 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 North Korea is 48.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in North Korea peaked at 48.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1990.
That places North Korea 53rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.5% | — |
| 1991 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 48.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 48.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 47.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.3% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 48.1% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 50 Kazakhstan 48.9% compare
- 51 Jamaica 48.2% compare
- 52 Cambodia 48.1% compare
- 54 Cape Verde 47.5% compare
- 55 Madagascar 47.3% compare
- 56 Algeria 46.6% compare
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male 9.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 165,782 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 175,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 166,257 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Population, female 50.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 12.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in North Korea?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in North Korea was 48.1% 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- North Korea ranks 53rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea 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.