Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Colombia
Colombia: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 65.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Colombia stood at 65.9%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Colombia peaked at 65.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Colombia 92nd out of 149 countries with data for 2023, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +1475.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +86.1% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +78.9% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +42.5% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +42.2% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +4.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 65.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 65.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.0%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1475.3% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 0.1% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 16.0% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 59.9% | 65.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Colombia?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Colombia was 65.9% in 2023, 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Colombia ranks 92nd out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.