Vaccination coverage in Nepal
Nepal: Vaccination coverage was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Nepal, 2003–2024
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 Nepal is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Nepal peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 27th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 2.0% | 89.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 82.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 84.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 27 Albania 97.0% compare
- 27 Andorra 97.0% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 27 Belgium 97.0% compare
- 27 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 27 Nauru 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 Nepal
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 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 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Nepal?
- Vaccination coverage in Nepal 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for vaccination coverage?
- Nepal ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.