Vaccination coverage in Nauru
Nauru: Vaccination coverage was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Nauru, 1991–2024
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 Nauru is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Nauru peaked at 99.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1998.
That places Nauru 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.0% | — |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 79.0% | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | -27.8% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | -66.3% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +113.8% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +63.8% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 97.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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% | 29.0% | 62.0% |
| 1998 | -66.3% | 86.0% | 29.0% |
| 2001 | +63.8% | 58.0% | 95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6% | 29.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 58.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 79.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 27 Albania 97.0% compare
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- 27 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 27 Belgium 97.0% compare
- 27 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 27 Malta 97.0% compare
- 27 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 27 Russia 97.0% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 27 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 27 Tunisia 97.0% compare
- 27 Vietnam 97.0% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Nauru?
- Vaccination coverage in Nauru was 97.0% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1998.
- How does Nauru rank for vaccination coverage?
- Nauru ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.