Vaccination coverage in Poland
Poland: Vaccination coverage was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Poland, 1991–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Poland stood at 87.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Poland peaked at 99.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1991.
That places Poland 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +300.0% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | +475.0% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +143.5% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +73.2% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 87.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Poland's 87.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.5%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Poland 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 | +475.0% | 4.0% | 23.0% |
| 1994 | +300.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
| 1996 | +143.5% | 23.0% | 56.0% |
| 1997 | +73.2% | 56.0% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 1.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 113 Lithuania 87.0% compare
- 113 Pakistan 87.0% compare
- 113 Sao Tome and Principe 87.0% compare
- 113 Solomon Islands 87.0% compare
More health data for Poland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,693 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.59 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Poland?
- Vaccination coverage in Poland was 87.0% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1991.
- How does Poland rank for vaccination coverage?
- Poland ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.