Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia
Namibia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio was 19,143 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia, 1991–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 19,143 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in 2023.
The figure is up 58.3% on the previous year and up 168.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia peaked at 22,162 one-year-olds in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,474 one-year-olds, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15,100 one-year-olds | — |
| 1992 | 16,027 one-year-olds | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 11,290 one-year-olds | -29.6% |
| 1994 | 10,710 one-year-olds | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 14,334 one-year-olds | +33.8% |
| 1996 | 15,116 one-year-olds | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 15,816 one-year-olds | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 13,271 one-year-olds | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 14,645 one-year-olds | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 10,708 one-year-olds | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 11,331 one-year-olds | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 11,772 one-year-olds | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 9,462 one-year-olds | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 9,839 one-year-olds | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 7,248 one-year-olds | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 13,706 one-year-olds | +89.1% |
| 2007 | 10,307 one-year-olds | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 9,478 one-year-olds | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 9,726 one-year-olds | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 10,002 one-year-olds | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 9,138 one-year-olds | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 10,075 one-year-olds | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 7,131 one-year-olds | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 8,007 one-year-olds | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 5,474 one-year-olds | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 11,273 one-year-olds | +106.0% |
| 2017 | 12,335 one-year-olds | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 11,899 one-year-olds | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 12,182 one-year-olds | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 6,213 one-year-olds | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 22,162 one-year-olds | +256.7% |
| 2022 | 12,097 one-year-olds | -45.4% |
| 2023 | 19,143 one-year-olds | +58.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 19,143 one-year-olds is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47,525 one-year-olds, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 19,143 one-year-olds is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,256 one-year-olds, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +256.7% | 6,213 one-year-olds | 22,162 one-year-olds |
| 2016 | +106.0% | 5,474 one-year-olds | 11,273 one-year-olds |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,034 one-year-olds | 10,710 one-year-olds | 16,027 one-year-olds | 9 |
| 2000s | 10,358 one-year-olds | 7,248 one-year-olds | 13,706 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,752 one-year-olds | 5,474 one-year-olds | 12,335 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,904 one-year-olds | 6,213 one-year-olds | 22,162 one-year-olds | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Namibia was 19,143 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 polio recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,162 one-year-olds in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,474 one-year-olds in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Namibia ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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 polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.