Vaccination coverage in Yemen
Yemen: Vaccination coverage was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Yemen, 1999–2024
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 Yemen is 42.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Yemen peaked at 80.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 186th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.0% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +55.6% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +35.7% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +63.2% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +86.0% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 42.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 42.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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% | 43.0% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | +63.2% | 19.0% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 14.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 54.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 42.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 184 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
- 185 Lebanon 46.0% compare
- 186 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 189 Sudan 39.0% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Yemen?
- Vaccination coverage in Yemen was 42.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for vaccination coverage?
- Yemen ranks 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.