Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) in Syria
Syria: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) was 23.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 23.2% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Syria peaked at 29.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2024.
Syria ranks 128th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.0% | — |
| 1991 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 23.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 23.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.4%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 27.5% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.7% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 25.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.2% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Syria?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Syria was 23.2% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Syria ranks 128th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.