Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal
Nepal: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 67,491 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 67,491 one-year-olds, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal peaked at 494,447 one-year-olds in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67,491 one-year-olds, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 295,469 one-year-olds | 114,309 one-year-olds | 494,447 one-year-olds | 5 |
| 2020s | 96,817 one-year-olds | 67,491 one-year-olds | 151,246 one-year-olds | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
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- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal was 67,491 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 494,447 one-year-olds in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,491 one-year-olds in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Nepal ranks 43rd 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 Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.