Global vaccination coverage in Nepal
Nepal: Global vaccination coverage was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Nepal, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Nepal is 96, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Nepal peaked at 97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 40th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | 27 | +1250.0% |
| 2005 | 41 | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 69 | +68.3% |
| 2007 | 82 | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 82 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 92 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 87 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 84 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 91 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 96 | -1.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 96 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 96 is above the median for South Asia, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1250.0% | 2 | 27 |
| 2006 | +68.3% | 41 | 69 |
| 2005 | +51.9% | 27 | 41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56 | 2 | 89 | 7 |
| 2010s | 90 | 82 | 93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92 | 84 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 40 Albania 96 compare
- 40 China 96 compare
- 40 Costa Rica 96 compare
- 40 Eritrea 96 compare
- 40 France 96 compare
- 40 Israel 96 compare
- 40 Mauritius 96 compare
- 40 Mongolia 96 compare
- 40 Morocco 96 compare
- 40 Norway 96 compare
- 40 Palau 96 compare
- 40 Qatar 96 compare
- 40 Singapore 96 compare
- 40 Slovakia 96 compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 96 compare
- 40 Uruguay 96 compare
- 40 Nicaragua 96 compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Nepal?
- Global vaccination coverage in Nepal was 96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Nepal ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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