Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 48.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 48.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Maldives peaked at 71.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Maldives 129th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Maldives, 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 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 71.1% | — |
| 2008 | 70.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -86.9% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +36.6% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +51.9% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +12.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 48.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 48.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 70.2%, 69% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -86.9% | 69.2% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 0.0% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 9.1% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 41.3% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Maldives?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Maldives was 48.5% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Maldives ranks 129th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.