Polio number unvaccinated by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
2.04 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0.25
Niue
Median
11,010
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
7,911
What the numbers show
Polio number unvaccinated is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 2.04 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.25 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 11,010, and the mean is 105,957.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in North Korea (up 10,354.8%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 88.1%).
Polio number unvaccinated: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 2.04 million | 2023 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 2 | India | 2.04 million | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.55 million | 2023 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 1.21 million | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 901,502 | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 800,289 | 2023 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 731,697 | 2023 | up 721.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Yemen | 697,470 | 2023 | up 166.0% | rising |
| 9 | Vietnam | 566,102 | 2023 | up 421.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 556,070 | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 441,878 | 2023 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 409,385 | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 392,271 | 2023 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 346,189 | 2023 | up 58.9% | flat |
| 15 | Angola | 344,057 | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 16 | North Korea | 341,955 | 2023 | up 10,354.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 307,412 | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 296,692 | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 19 | United States | 260,243 | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 255,544 | 2023 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 21 | South Africa | 251,724 | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 22 | Chad | 242,358 | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 23 | Mali | 239,957 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 24 | Myanmar | 237,934 | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 231,656 | 2023 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 213,633 | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 27 | Somalia | 203,443 | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 201,110 | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 29 | Uganda | 178,644 | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 30 | Syria | 162,231 | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela | 157,464 | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 147,302 | 2023 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 144,384 | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 34 | Benin | 137,151 | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 133,706 | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 36 | Haiti | 133,277 | 2023 | up 46.6% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 114,051 | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 38 | Ecuador | 112,440 | 2023 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 111,853 | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 40 | Algeria | 111,156 | 2023 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 101,016 | 2023 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Iraq | 100,908 | 2023 | down 65.2% | flat |
| 43 | Egypt | 93,059 | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Germany | 92,907 | 2023 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Congo | 86,274 | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 85,903 | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 47 | South Sudan | 85,285 | 2023 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 48 | Bolivia | 82,938 | 2023 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Ghana | 76,591 | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 70,990 | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Honduras | 66,373 | 2023 | up 2,976.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 60,734 | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Zambia | 57,778 | 2023 | down 60.2% | rising |
| 54 | Malawi | 56,373 | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 55,929 | 2023 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 54,134 | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Burundi | 48,207 | 2023 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 47,908 | 2023 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 47,142 | 2023 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Poland | 46,215 | 2023 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 44,238 | 2023 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Liberia | 43,783 | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 42,862 | 2023 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 64 | Thailand | 42,232 | 2023 | up 418.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Russia | 41,480 | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Senegal | 39,752 | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 39,370 | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 38,948 | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Laos | 38,057 | 2023 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 70 | Libya | 34,225 | 2023 | up 501.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Ukraine | 34,034 | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Paraguay | 33,887 | 2023 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Canada | 29,756 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 74 | France | 27,827 | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Spain | 23,995 | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Togo | 23,903 | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 77 | Rwanda | 22,831 | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 21,902 | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Malaysia | 21,500 | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 21,194 | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Gabon | 20,675 | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 82 | Panama | 20,496 | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Italy | 20,403 | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 20,163 | 2023 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Namibia | 19,143 | 2023 | up 168.4% | falling |
| 86 | Morocco | 18,883 | 2023 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Australia | 18,397 | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritania | 16,306 | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 89 | Japan | 16,012 | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Palestine | 15,839 | 2023 | up 1,063.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Guinea-Bissau | 15,084 | 2023 | up 89.8% | falling |
| 92 | Netherlands | 14,543 | 2023 | up 168.9% | rising |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea | 13,792 | 2023 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 12,004 | 2023 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Iran | 11,990 | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Jordan | 11,611 | 2023 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Austria | 11,102 | 2023 | up 177.1% | rising |
| 98 | Gambia | 10,918 | 2023 | up 266.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkey | 10,907 | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechia | 10,893 | 2023 | up 902.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 9,053 | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Comoros | 8,766 | 2023 | up 126.5% | falling |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 8,045 | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 104 | South Korea | 7,631 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 7,351 | 2023 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 106 | New Zealand | 7,075 | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Eswatini | 6,860 | 2023 | up 1,055.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Lesotho | 6,822 | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Sweden | 6,656 | 2023 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Djibouti | 6,437 | 2023 | up 54.6% | falling |
| 111 | Georgia | 5,572 | 2023 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 112 | East Timor | 5,085 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 113 | Tunisia | 5,038 | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 4,925 | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Eritrea | 4,692 | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 4,501 | 2023 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 4,351 | 2023 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Serbia | 4,332 | 2023 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Switzerland | 4,303 | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 120 | Finland | 4,301 | 2023 | up 256.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Ireland | 4,062 | 2023 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova | 4,043 | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 3,977 | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 124 | El Salvador | 3,950 | 2023 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Israel | 3,535 | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,258 | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 3,246 | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 3,183 | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Suriname | 2,993 | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 2,628 | 2023 | up 448.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 2,561 | 2023 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 132 | Botswana | 2,476 | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Croatia | 2,413 | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Lithuania | 2,372 | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Belgium | 2,342 | 2023 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Greece | 2,325 | 2023 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovakia | 2,216 | 2023 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 138 | Norway | 2,202 | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 139 | Armenia | 2,085 | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovenia | 2,075 | 2023 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 2,041 | 2023 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Mongolia | 2,037 | 2023 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Denmark | 1,851 | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Uruguay | 1,686 | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Belarus | 1,527 | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Montenegro | 1,400 | 2023 | up 201.3% | rising |
| 147 | Belize | 1,015 | 2023 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Cuba | 957.44 | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 937.65 | 2023 | up 413.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Hungary | 922.37 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 151 | Singapore | 906.12 | 2023 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | 883.2 | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Albania | 862.05 | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Oman | 846.12 | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Portugal | 824.42 | 2023 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 748.45 | 2023 | up 450.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Jamaica | 659.5 | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 658.36 | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Qatar | 600.62 | 2023 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahamas | 564.59 | 2023 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Costa Rica | 525.6 | 2023 | down 85.4% | falling |
| 162 | Micronesia (country) | 512.82 | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 163 | Kuwait | 512.18 | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Fiji | 491.43 | 2023 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | 472.05 | 2023 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Kiribati | 426.4 | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 382.92 | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Iceland | 378.56 | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Mauritius | 366 | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Latvia | 337.5 | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 310.89 | 2023 | up 720.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Bhutan | 195.98 | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Grenada | 193.62 | 2023 | up 450.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahrain | 179.48 | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Guyana | 165.32 | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Marshall Islands | 134.88 | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Malta | 87.18 | 2023 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Luxembourg | 67.49 | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Brunei | 62.76 | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 60.63 | 2023 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Maldives | 59.3 | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Seychelles | 54.12 | 2023 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Cook Islands | 26.32 | 2023 | up 330.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Tonga | 23.98 | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22.36 | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.18 | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 187 | San Marino | 19.89 | 2023 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 13.14 | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.38 | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Nauru | 9.27 | 2023 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Andorra | 8.96 | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Palau | 5.88 | 2023 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Monaco | 3.51 | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 194 | Niue | 0.25 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |