Global vaccination coverage in Benin
Benin: Global vaccination coverage was 69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Benin, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Benin is 69, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Benin peaked at 82 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2002.
That places Benin 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15 | — |
| 2003 | 73 | +386.7% |
| 2004 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 70 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 82 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 75 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 79 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 74 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 69 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +386.7% | 15 | 73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.88 | 15 | 82 | 8 |
| 2010s | 75.6 | 72 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.33 | 69 | 70 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 70 compare
- 167 Mozambique 70 compare
- 170 Laos 67 compare
- 171 Nauru 66 compare
- 171 Romania 66 compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Benin?
- Global vaccination coverage in Benin was 69 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2007.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Benin ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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