Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Namibia

Namibia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella was 11,652 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11,652 one-year-olds
Change on year
up 22.6%
World rank
74th
of 170 countries
All-time high
15,228 one-year-olds
in 2019
All-time low
7,387 one-year-olds
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Namibia, 2017–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k2017202020232017: 14.5k one-year-olds2018: 13.4k one-year-olds2019: 15.2k one-year-olds2020: 7.8k one-year-olds2021: 7.4k one-year-olds2022: 9.5k one-year-olds2023: 11.7k one-year-olds

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 11,652 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in 2023.

That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 74th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Namibia, 2017 to 2023.
Year one-year-olds Change
2017 14,512 one-year-olds —
2018 13,387 one-year-olds -7.8%
2019 15,228 one-year-olds +13.8%
2020 7,766 one-year-olds -49.0%
2021 7,387 one-year-olds -4.9%
2022 9,505 one-year-olds +28.7%
2023 11,652 one-year-olds +22.6%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 11,652 one-year-olds is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,157 one-year-olds, 24% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 11,652 one-year-olds is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54,248 one-year-olds, 21% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 14,375 one-year-olds 13,387 one-year-olds 15,228 one-year-olds 3
2020s 9,078 one-year-olds 7,387 one-year-olds 11,652 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 71 Lesotho 12,594 one-year-olds compare
  2. 72 Morocco 12,588 one-year-olds compare
  3. 73 Iran 11,990 one-year-olds compare
  4. 75 Jordan 11,611 one-year-olds compare
  5. 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,279 one-year-olds compare
  6. 77 Chile 11,027 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Namibia?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Namibia was 11,652 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 rubella recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 15,228 one-year-olds in 2019.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,387 one-year-olds in 2021.
How does Namibia rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella?
Namibia ranks 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 rubella. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella
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
170 places, 4,216 data points, 1980–2023
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