Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in World
World: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 53.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in World, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 53.2% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% 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 World peaked at 53.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1990.
That places World 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.9% | — |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.2% | 46.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 51.3% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 51.9% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 10 Togo 66.1% compare
- 11 Guinea 65.8% compare
- 12 Liberia 65.5% compare
- 13 Mozambique 65.3% compare
- 14 Central African Republic 65.1% compare
- 15 Ethiopia 65.1% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 64.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in World?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in World was 53.2% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1990.
- How does World rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- World ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.