Vaccination coverage in Venezuela
Venezuela: Vaccination coverage was 62.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vaccination coverage in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 62.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Venezuela peaked at 88.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 177th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Vaccination coverage in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +960.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +58.5% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +25.6% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +14.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 62.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 62.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +960.0% | 5.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.0% | 5.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 60.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 43.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More health data for Venezuela
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % 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 Venezuela?
- Vaccination coverage in Venezuela was 62.0% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for vaccination coverage?
- Venezuela ranks 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.