Vaccination coverage in Sweden
Sweden: Vaccination coverage was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Sweden, 2011–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Sweden stood at 95.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Sweden peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2011.
That places Sweden 54th 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 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.9% | 29.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Sweden?
- Vaccination coverage in Sweden was 95.0% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for vaccination coverage?
- Sweden ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.