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

Spain: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 10,284 one-year-olds in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
10,284 one-year-olds
Change on year
up 49.6%
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
14,222 one-year-olds
in 2021
All-time low
4,237 one-year-olds
in 2016
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k2015201920232015: 4.2k one-year-olds2016: 4.2k one-year-olds2017: 8.4k one-year-olds2018: 8.1k one-year-olds2019: 7.7k one-year-olds2020: 7.4k one-year-olds2021: 14.2k one-year-olds2022: 6.9k one-year-olds2023: 10.3k one-year-olds

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 10,284 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2023.

That represents a change of up 49.6% on the previous year and up 142.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Spain peaked at 14,222 one-year-olds in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,237 one-year-olds, in 2016.

That places Spain 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6,537 one-year-olds 4,237 one-year-olds 8,354 one-year-olds 5
2020s 9,703 one-year-olds 6,876 one-year-olds 14,222 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 88 Lebanon 12,898 one-year-olds compare
  2. 89 Gambia 12,478 one-year-olds compare
  3. 90 Iran 11,990 one-year-olds compare
  4. 92 Eswatini 10,004 one-year-olds compare
  5. 93 Uzbekistan 9,053 one-year-olds compare
  6. 94 Kazakhstan 8,702 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 Spain?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Spain was 10,284 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 14,222 one-year-olds in 2021.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 4,237 one-year-olds in 2016.
How does Spain rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Spain ranks 91st 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 Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 142.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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