Global vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Global vaccination coverage was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia is 98, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia peaked at 98 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 66, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66 | — |
| 1991 | 86 | +30.3% |
| 1992 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 93 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98 | +1.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global 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 | 86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1 | 66 | 95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.1 | 93 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7 | 96 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 | 95 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 18 Bahrain 98 compare
- 18 Belarus 98 compare
- 18 Cyprus 98 compare
- 18 Egypt 98 compare
- 18 Iran 98 compare
- 18 Luxembourg 98 compare
- 18 Seychelles 98 compare
- 18 Spain 98 compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 98 compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 98 compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 98 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia?
- Global vaccination coverage in Saudi Arabia was 98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2008.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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