Vaccination coverage in Colombia
Colombia: Vaccination coverage was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Colombia, 1995–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Colombia stood at 89.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Colombia peaked at 95.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1995.
That places Colombia 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 71.0% | — |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 89.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 89.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +33.8% | 71.0% | 95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6% | 71.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 78.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 85.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 103 Burundi 89.0% compare
- 103 Marshall Islands 89.0% compare
- 103 Netherlands 89.0% compare
- 103 New Zealand 89.0% compare
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Colombia?
- Vaccination coverage in Colombia was 89.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1995.
- How does Colombia rank for vaccination coverage?
- Colombia ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.