Global vaccination coverage in Yemen
Yemen: Global vaccination coverage was 39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Yemen, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Yemen is 39, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Yemen peaked at 80 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 191st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9 | — |
| 2000 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2001 | 19 | +35.7% |
| 2002 | 31 | +63.2% |
| 2003 | 38 | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 43 | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 80 | +86.0% |
| 2006 | 78 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 71 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 63 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 54 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 60 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 46 | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 42 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 39 | -7.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 39 is below the median for low income countries, which is 82, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 39 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +86.0% | 43 | 80 |
| 2002 | +63.2% | 19 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.6 | 14 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2 | 54 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.67 | 39 | 58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 188 Central African Republic 46 compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 43 compare
- 190 Montenegro 41 compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Yemen?
- Global vaccination coverage in Yemen was 39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2005.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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