Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Yemen
Yemen: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 30.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 30.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% 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 Yemen peaked at 30.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 102nd out of 172 countries 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.4% | — |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 30.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 30.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.4%, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 25.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 27.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.5% | 30.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 99 Paraguay 32.3% compare
- 100 Turkmenistan 32.3% compare
- 101 Nicaragua 31.2% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 30.2% compare
- 104 Israel 30.1% compare
- 105 Luxembourg 29.8% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Yemen?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Yemen was 30.9% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Yemen ranks 102nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.