Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Colombia
Colombia: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus was 63.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Colombia, 2014–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Colombia stood at 63.0%.
The figure is up 90.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Colombia peaked at 87.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 41st of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 61.0% | — |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +43.5% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +90.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.5% | 58.0% | 87.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 23.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 38 Netherlands 65.0% compare
- 38 Republic of Korea 65.0% compare
- 38 United States of America 65.0% compare
- 41 Austria 63.0% compare
- 41 Estonia 63.0% compare
- 44 Slovenia 61.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Colombia?
- Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Colombia was 63.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of fifteen-year-old girls who, between the ages of 9 and 14, received their last dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine.