Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Nigeria, 2004–2024
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 one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nigeria is 67.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nigeria peaked at 67.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2004.
That places Nigeria 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 8.0% | 63.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 42.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 59.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 168 Chad 68.0% compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
- 171 Laos 67.0% compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.0% compare
- 174 Angola 64.0% compare
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3105 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3216 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4187 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 860.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nigeria?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nigeria was 67.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2004.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Nigeria ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.