Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Saudi Arabia is 98, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Saudi Arabia peaked at 98 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41, in 1980.
That places Saudi Arabia 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41 | — |
| 1981 | 53 | +29.3% |
| 1982 | 62 | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 67 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 76 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 86 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98 | +1.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +29.3% | 41 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74 | 41 | 96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.1 | 91 | 96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2 | 95 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6 | 96 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 | 95 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Saudi Arabia?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Saudi Arabia was 98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2008.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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