Vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Vaccination coverage was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
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 Saudi Arabia is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.0% | — |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +30.3% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +30.3% | 66.0% | 86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 66.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 93.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 27 Albania 97.0% compare
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- 27 Belgium 97.0% compare
- 27 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 27 Malta 97.0% compare
- 27 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 27 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 27 Russia 97.0% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for vaccination coverage?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.