Vaccination coverage in India
India: Vaccination coverage was 94.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vaccination coverage in India, 2004–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in India is 94.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in India peaked at 94.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2004.
India ranks 62nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vaccination coverage in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.0% | — |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +383.3% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +59.1% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 94.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 94.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +383.3% | 6.0% | 29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 6.0% | 37.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 38.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Vaccination coverage in India was 94.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2004.
- How does India rank for vaccination coverage?
- India ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.