Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Namibia
Namibia: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Namibia is 79.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Namibia peaked at 91.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 150th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 59.0% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 58.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 74.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 79.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Namibia?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Namibia was 79.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Namibia ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.