Global vaccination coverage in Palau
Palau: Global vaccination coverage was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, global vaccination coverage in Palau stood at 96.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Palau peaked at 99 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 69, in 2009.
That places Palau 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89 | — |
| 1992 | 75 | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 94 | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 73 | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 99 | +35.6% |
| 1996 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90 | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 69 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 91 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 99 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 98 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 96 | -3.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Palau's 96 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.5, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +35.6% | 73 | 99 |
| 1993 | +25.3% | 75 | 94 |
| 2009 | -25.0% | 92 | 69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.11 | 73 | 99 | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.8 | 69 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94 | 80 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.17 | 93 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 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 Nepal 96 compare
- 40 Norway 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 Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.998 % 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 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Palau?
- Global vaccination coverage in Palau was 96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1995.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Palau ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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