Immunization, Pol3 in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Immunization, Pol3 was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Early-demographic dividend, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 87.2% for immunization, pol3 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1980.
That places Early-demographic dividend 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.7% | — |
| 1981 | 16.5% | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 22.5% | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 28.3% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 34.6% | +22.4% |
| 1987 | 41.4% | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 60.2% | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 68.7% | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 64.2% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 62.9% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 65.1% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 14.7% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 62.9% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 69.0% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 79.9% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 81.2% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 0.5734 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Early-demographic dividend?
- Immunization, pol3 in Early-demographic dividend was 87.2% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1980.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for immunization, pol3?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.