Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nigeria

Nigeria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae was 5.04 million one-year-olds in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
5.04 million one-year-olds
Change on year
up 83.2%
World rank
1st
of 143 countries
All-time high
5.04 million one-year-olds
in 2023
All-time low
2.42 million one-year-olds
in 2019
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nigeria, 2015–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M2015201920232015: 4.3M one-year-olds2016: 3.5M one-year-olds2017: 3.2M one-year-olds2018: 2.8M one-year-olds2019: 2.4M one-year-olds2020: 2.7M one-year-olds2021: 2.7M one-year-olds2022: 2.7M one-year-olds2023: 5.0M one-year-olds

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 are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Nigeria is 5.04 million one-year-olds, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 83.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Nigeria peaked at 5.04 million one-year-olds in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.42 million one-year-olds, in 2019.

That places Nigeria 1st out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nigeria, 2015 to 2023.
Year one-year-olds Change
2015 4.30 million one-year-olds —
2016 3.45 million one-year-olds -19.6%
2017 3.18 million one-year-olds -7.9%
2018 2.76 million one-year-olds -13.1%
2019 2.42 million one-year-olds -12.5%
2020 2.68 million one-year-olds +10.7%
2021 2.66 million one-year-olds -0.5%
2022 2.75 million one-year-olds +3.2%
2023 5.04 million one-year-olds +83.2%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 5.04 million one-year-olds is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61,795 one-year-olds, 81.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 5.04 million one-year-olds is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54,481 one-year-olds, 92.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.22 million one-year-olds 2.42 million one-year-olds 4.30 million one-year-olds 5
2020s 3.28 million one-year-olds 2.66 million one-year-olds 5.04 million one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 2 India 3.85 million one-year-olds compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 3.07 million one-year-olds compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.63 million one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 143 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Nigeria?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Nigeria was 5.04 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 are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 5.04 million one-year-olds in 2023.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.42 million one-year-olds in 2019.
How does Nigeria rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae?
Nigeria ranks 1st out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria 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 are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae
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
143 places, 1,662 data points, 2008–2023
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