Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Palau
Palau: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Palau, 1986–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 96.0% for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Palau peaked at 99.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1993.
That places Palau 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 98.0% | — |
| 1987 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | -66.0% |
| 1994 | 41.0% | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +141.5% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -48.0% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +117.9% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 96.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 96.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +141.5% | 41.0% | 99.0% |
| 2011 | +117.9% | 39.0% | 85.0% |
| 1993 | -66.0% | 94.0% | 32.0% |
| 2010 | -48.0% | 75.0% | 39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 81.4% | 32.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 75.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 39.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 48 Armenia 96.0% compare
- 48 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 48 Belgium 96.0% compare
- 48 El Salvador 96.0% compare
- 48 Germany 96.0% compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 96.0% compare
- 48 Malaysia 96.0% compare
- 48 Mongolia 96.0% compare
- 48 Norway 96.0% compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 96.0% compare
- 48 Switzerland 96.0% compare
- 48 Trinidad and Tobago 96.0% compare
- 48 Tunisia 96.0% compare
More health data for Palau
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Palau?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Palau was 96.0% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1993.
- How does Palau rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Palau ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.