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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 79 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 352,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 361,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 348,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 370,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 356,298 (2025)
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.