Global vaccination coverage in Nauru
Nauru: Global vaccination coverage was 66 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Nauru, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Nauru is 66, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Nauru peaked at 99 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 29, in 1998.
That places Nauru 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79 | — |
| 1992 | 90 | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 99 | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 79 | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 57 | -27.8% |
| 1996 | 72 | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 86 | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 29 | -66.3% |
| 1999 | 62 | +113.8% |
| 2000 | 58 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 95 | +63.8% |
| 2002 | 75 | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 99 | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79 | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 87 | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 95 | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 97 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 87 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 85 | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 70 | -17.6% |
| 2025 | 66 | -5.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 66 is below the median for high income countries, which is 96, 69% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 66 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.5, 73% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +113.8% | 29 | 62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.56 | 29 | 99 | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.9 | 58 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92 | 79 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.17 | 66 | 98 | 6 |
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More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Nauru?
- Global vaccination coverage in Nauru was 66 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1993.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 1998.
- How does Nauru rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Nauru ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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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