Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Niger

Niger: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio was 144,384 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
144,384 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
33rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
439,919 one-year-olds
in 2011
All-time low
129,222 one-year-olds
in 2017
Years of data
43
1981–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Niger, 1981–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1981200220231981: 261.9k one-year-olds1982: 270.4k one-year-olds1983: 281.2k one-year-olds1984: 289.0k one-year-olds1985: 299.9k one-year-olds1986: 304.7k one-year-olds1987: 306.0k one-year-olds1988: 307.2k one-year-olds1989: 301.3k one-year-olds1990: 277.0k one-year-olds1991: 296.5k one-year-olds1992: 302.2k one-year-olds1993: 311.7k one-year-olds1994: 322.1k one-year-olds1995: 321.0k one-year-olds1996: 333.2k one-year-olds1997: 337.6k one-year-olds1998: 313.6k one-year-olds1999: 292.0k one-year-olds2000: 298.4k one-year-olds2001: 303.9k one-year-olds2002: 309.1k one-year-olds2003: 314.2k one-year-olds2004: 319.4k one-year-olds2005: 324.5k one-year-olds2006: 298.6k one-year-olds2007: 276.7k one-year-olds2008: 212.9k one-year-olds2009: 199.4k one-year-olds2010: 177.6k one-year-olds2011: 439.9k one-year-olds2012: 219.0k one-year-olds2013: 295.0k one-year-olds2014: 167.7k one-year-olds2015: 139.5k one-year-olds2016: 151.5k one-year-olds2017: 129.2k one-year-olds2018: 184.5k one-year-olds2019: 169.8k one-year-olds2020: 172.4k one-year-olds2021: 166.0k one-year-olds2022: 150.0k one-year-olds2023: 144.4k one-year-olds

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

Analysis

In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Niger stood at 144,384 one-year-olds.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Niger peaked at 439,919 one-year-olds in 2011 and was at its lowest, 129,222 one-year-olds, in 2017.

That places Niger 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 291,280 one-year-olds 261,927 one-year-olds 307,234 one-year-olds 9
1990s 310,678 one-year-olds 277,026 one-year-olds 337,557 one-year-olds 10
2000s 285,733 one-year-olds 199,424 one-year-olds 324,536 one-year-olds 10
2010s 207,384 one-year-olds 129,222 one-year-olds 439,919 one-year-olds 10
2020s 158,200 one-year-olds 144,384 one-year-olds 172,436 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 30 Syria 162,231 one-year-olds compare
  2. 31 Venezuela 157,464 one-year-olds compare
  3. 32 Argentina 147,302 one-year-olds compare
  4. 34 Benin 137,151 one-year-olds compare
  5. 35 Papua New Guinea 133,706 one-year-olds compare
  6. 36 Haiti 133,277 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Niger?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio in Niger was 144,384 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 439,919 one-year-olds in 2011.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 129,222 one-year-olds in 2017.
How does Niger rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
Niger ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
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, 7,911 data points, 1980–2023
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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.