Global vaccination coverage in Nigeria
Nigeria: Global vaccination coverage was 62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Nigeria, 2004–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Nigeria is 62, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Nigeria peaked at 66 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2004.
That places Nigeria 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | — |
| 2005 | 18 | +125.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 42 | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 53 | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 63 | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 49 | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 45 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 53 | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 61 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 66 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 50 | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 63 | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 62 | -1.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 62 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +125.0% | 8 | 18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.17 | 8 | 63 | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.9 | 42 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.17 | 50 | 63 | 6 |
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More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Nigeria?
- Global vaccination coverage in Nigeria was 62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2019.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2004.
- How does Nigeria rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Nigeria ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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