Vaccination coverage who unicef in Nigeria
Nigeria: Vaccination coverage who unicef was 56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage who unicef in Nigeria, 1984–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, vaccination coverage who unicef in Nigeria stood at 56.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage who unicef in Nigeria peaked at 64 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1984.
Nigeria ranks 184th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage who unicef in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9 | — |
| 1985 | 17 | +88.9% |
| 1986 | 28 | +64.7% |
| 1987 | 36 | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 46 | +27.8% |
| 1989 | 59 | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 54 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 43 | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 44 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 38 | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 34 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 37 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 41 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 44 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 53 | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 64 | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 56 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 49 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 42 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 48 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 54 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 56 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 48 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 56 | -1.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 56 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 56 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage who unicef in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +88.9% | 9 | 17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.5 | 9 | 59 | 6 |
| 1990s | 42.8 | 35 | 57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9 | 30 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2 | 42 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.33 | 48 | 60 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 182 Cote d'Ivoire 58 compare
- 182 Laos 58 compare
- 184 Afghanistan 56 compare
- 184 Gabon 56 compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 55 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage who unicef in Nigeria?
- Vaccination coverage who unicef in Nigeria was 56 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage who unicef recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2009.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage who unicef recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1984.
- How does Nigeria rank for vaccination coverage who unicef?
- Nigeria ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vaccination coverage who unicef rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage who unicef. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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