Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in New Zealand
New Zealand: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 17.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 17.6% 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 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in New Zealand peaked at 17.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 146th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.2% | — |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +2.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 17.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.6%, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 17.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 59% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 17.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in New Zealand?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in New Zealand was 17.6% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- New Zealand ranks 146th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.