Global vaccination coverage in Barbados
Barbados: Global vaccination coverage was 85 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Barbados, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Barbados is 85, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Barbados peaked at 97 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 121st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18 | — |
| 2002 | 66 | +266.7% |
| 2003 | 91 | +37.9% |
| 2004 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 84 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 93 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 85 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 86 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 87 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 85 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 86 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 85 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 85 is below the median for high income countries, which is 96, 89% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 85 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +266.7% | 18 | 66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.44 | 18 | 93 | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.8 | 86 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.67 | 82 | 86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Barbados?
- Global vaccination coverage in Barbados was 85 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2015.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Barbados ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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