Vaccination coverage in Gambia
Gambia: Vaccination coverage was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Gambia, 1991–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Gambia stood at 80.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Gambia peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1993.
Gambia ranks 141st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6% | 56.0% | 94.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Gambia?
- Vaccination coverage in Gambia was 80.0% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for vaccination coverage?
- Gambia ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.