Vaccination coverage in Nigeria
Nigeria: Vaccination coverage was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Nigeria, 2004–2024
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 Nigeria is 67.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Nigeria peaked at 67.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2004.
That places Nigeria 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.0% | — |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +125.0% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 67.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 67.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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% | 8.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 8.0% | 63.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 42.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 59.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 168 Chad 68.0% compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
- 171 Laos 67.0% compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.0% compare
- 174 Angola 64.0% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Nigeria?
- Vaccination coverage in Nigeria was 67.0% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2004.
- How does Nigeria rank for vaccination coverage?
- Nigeria ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.