Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) was 63.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 63.2%, measured 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 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 63.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 1990.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.7% | — |
| 1991 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 55.7% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 58.8% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 59.2% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.3% | 63.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Sub-Saharan Africa was 63.2% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.