Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Syria
Syria: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 54.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 54.8% for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 181.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Syria peaked at 54.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Syria 118th 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 Syria, 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 | 1.4% | — |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +171.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +36.1% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +36.6% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 54.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.8%, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 54.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.4%, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +171.3% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 8.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 44.1% | 54.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Syria?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Syria was 54.8% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Syria ranks 118th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.