Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Ireland
Ireland: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Ireland, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 92.0% for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Ireland peaked at 96.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1980.
Ireland ranks 87th 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.
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.0% | — |
| 1981 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 43.0% | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +51.2% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 92.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 96% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 92.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +51.2% | 43.0% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.1% | 34.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.4% | 65.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 83.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7228 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Ireland?
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Ireland was 92.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1980.
- How does Ireland rank for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Ireland ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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 Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.