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

Libya: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 32,958 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
32,958 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
65th
of 194 countries
All-time high
35,907 one-year-olds
in 2018
All-time low
1,403 one-year-olds
in 2017
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2015201920232015: 2.8k one-year-olds2016: 2.8k one-year-olds2017: 1.4k one-year-olds2018: 35.9k one-year-olds2019: 35.3k one-year-olds2020: 34.7k one-year-olds2021: 34.2k one-year-olds2022: 33.7k one-year-olds2023: 33.0k one-year-olds

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

Analysis

In 2023, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Libya stood at 32,958 one-year-olds.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1,059.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Libya peaked at 35,907 one-year-olds in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,403 one-year-olds, in 2017.

Libya ranks 65th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15,656 one-year-olds 1,403 one-year-olds 35,907 one-year-olds 5
2020s 33,884 one-year-olds 32,958 one-year-olds 34,692 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 62 Romania 38,948 one-year-olds compare
  2. 63 Ukraine 34,034 one-year-olds compare
  3. 64 Bangladesh 33,672 one-year-olds compare
  4. 66 Senegal 29,814 one-year-olds compare
  5. 67 Canada 29,756 one-year-olds compare
  6. 68 Liberia 28,146 one-year-olds compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Libya?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Libya was 32,958 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 Libya?
The highest recorded value was 35,907 one-year-olds in 2018.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 1,403 one-year-olds in 2017.
How does Libya rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Libya ranks 65th 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 Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,059.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya 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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