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.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.0% | — |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +900.0% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +140.0% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 56.0% | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 43.0% | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 97.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +900.0% | 1.0% | 10.0% |
| 1987 | +140.0% | 10.0% | 24.0% |
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 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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