Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Barbados
Barbados: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 60.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Barbados is 60.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Barbados peaked at 60.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Barbados 111th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +74.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +35.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +136.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -90.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +286.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +1092.3% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +528.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +3.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 60.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.3%, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 60.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.0%, 90% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1092.3% | 0.2% | 2.8% |
| 2003 | +528.0% | 2.8% | 17.5% |
| 2001 | +286.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1999 | +136.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 2000 | -90.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 1996 | +74.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 0.1% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 38.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.1% | 60.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 108 Montenegro 61.0% compare
- 109 East Timor 60.8% compare
- 110 Malaysia 60.4% compare
- 112 Bolivia 59.7% compare
- 113 North Macedonia 59.1% compare
- 114 Palestine 58.4% compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Barbados?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Barbados was 60.4% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Barbados ranks 111th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.