Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Somalia
Somalia: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 61.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Somalia stood at 61.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 201.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Somalia peaked at 61.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Somalia 104th 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 Somalia, 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 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +144.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +96.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +103.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +59.5% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +36.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | +9.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 61.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.8%, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 61.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.2%, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +144.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | +103.3% | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| 2007 | +96.1% | 0.9% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 8.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 43.3% | 61.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Somalia?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Somalia was 61.9% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Somalia ranks 104th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.