Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany

Germany: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 23,227 one-year-olds in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
23,227 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
72nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
23,721 one-year-olds
in 2022
All-time low
14,428 one-year-olds
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany, 2015–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2015201920232015: 14.4k one-year-olds2016: 15.1k one-year-olds2017: 15.7k one-year-olds2018: 16.0k one-year-olds2019: 16.0k one-year-olds2020: 15.9k one-year-olds2021: 15.6k one-year-olds2022: 23.7k one-year-olds2023: 23.2k one-year-olds

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany is 23,227 one-year-olds, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany peaked at 23,721 one-year-olds in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,428 one-year-olds, in 2015.

Germany ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15,445 one-year-olds 14,428 one-year-olds 16,014 one-year-olds 5
2020s 19,614 one-year-olds 15,642 one-year-olds 23,721 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 69 Paraguay 27,110 one-year-olds compare
  2. 70 Morocco 25,177 one-year-olds compare
  3. 71 Gabon 24,010 one-year-olds compare
  4. 73 Rwanda 22,831 one-year-olds compare
  5. 74 Togo 21,730 one-year-olds compare
  6. 75 Malaysia 21,500 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Germany was 23,227 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 23,721 one-year-olds in 2022.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 14,428 one-year-olds in 2015.
How does Germany rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Germany ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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 Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,629 data points, 2015–2023
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