Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger
Niger: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 144,384 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
144,384 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
28th
of 194 countries
All-time high
599,237 one-year-olds
in 2015
All-time low
129,222 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 Niger, 2015–2023
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 Niger stood at 144,384 one-year-olds.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger peaked at 599,237 one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 129,222 one-year-olds, in 2017.
That places Niger 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 599,237 one-year-olds | — |
| 2016 | 218,837 one-year-olds | -63.5% |
| 2017 | 129,222 one-year-olds | -41.0% |
| 2018 | 184,537 one-year-olds | +42.8% |
| 2019 | 169,761 one-year-olds | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 172,436 one-year-olds | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 165,991 one-year-olds | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 149,987 one-year-olds | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 144,384 one-year-olds | -3.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 144,384 one-year-olds is above the median for low income countries, which is 117,638 one-year-olds, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 144,384 one-year-olds is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58,553 one-year-olds, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 260,319 one-year-olds | 129,222 one-year-olds | 599,237 one-year-olds | 5 |
| 2020s | 158,200 one-year-olds | 144,384 one-year-olds | 172,436 one-year-olds | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 25 Mozambique 162,619 one-year-olds compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 157,903 one-year-olds compare
- 27 Zambia 147,656 one-year-olds compare
- 29 Papua New Guinea 143,610 one-year-olds compare
- 30 Benin 137,151 one-year-olds compare
- 31 Syria 133,602 one-year-olds compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Niger was 144,384 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 599,237 one-year-olds in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,222 one-year-olds in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Niger ranks 28th 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 Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.