Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Colombia
Colombia: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 89.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Colombia peaked at 94.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1980.
Colombia ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.0% | — |
| 1981 | 22.0% | +37.5% |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +55.6% |
| 1984 | 68.0% | +61.9% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | +54.7% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 89.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 89.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +61.9% | 42.0% | 68.0% |
| 1983 | +55.6% | 27.0% | 42.0% |
| 1987 | +54.7% | 53.0% | 82.0% |
| 1981 | +37.5% | 16.0% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 16.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 75.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % 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 share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Colombia?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Colombia was 89.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Colombia ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.