Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in India
India: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 2.27 million one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in India, 2015–2023
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 India is 2.27 million one-year-olds, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in India peaked at 24.26 million one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.05 million one-year-olds, in 2022.
India ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.89 million one-year-olds | 4.27 million one-year-olds | 24.26 million one-year-olds | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.24 million one-year-olds | 2.05 million one-year-olds | 4.49 million one-year-olds | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 76 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 13.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 12.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in India?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in India was 2.27 million 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 24.26 million one-year-olds in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 million one-year-olds in 2022.
- How does India rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- India ranks 1st 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 India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.