Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in India
India: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in India, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in India stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in India peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1985.
That places India 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 1.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 43.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 56.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 82.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 89.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 97.0% compare
- 33 Bhutan 97.0% compare
- 33 Botswana 97.0% compare
- 33 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 33 Iceland 97.0% compare
- 33 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 33 Russia 97.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 97.0% compare
- 33 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 33 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 33 Spain 97.0% compare
- 33 Tuvalu 97.0% compare
- 33 Uruguay 97.0% compare
More health data for India
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 76 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 13.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 12.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in India?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in India was 97.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1985.
- How does India rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- India ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.