Measles immunisation in Nigeria

57% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Nigeria had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1984 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Nigeria, 2024 57% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +3.0percentage points 2023: 54%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 180th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Nigeria over time

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% of children aged 12 to 23 months. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Measles immunisation of children (% of children aged 12 to 23 months), 2000 to 2024
Period NigeriaWorld
2024 57% 84%
2023 54% 83%
2022 51% 84%
2021 56% 82%
2020 60% 84%
2019 58% 86%
2018 56% 86%
2017 54% 85%
2016 48% 85%
2015 42% 85%
2014 42% 84%
2013 42% 84%
2012 41% 84%
2011 53% 85%
2010 56% 84%
2009 64% 83%
2008 53% 81%
2007 41% 79%
2006 44% 79%
2005 41% 77%
2004 37% 76%
2003 34% 74%
2002 30% 72%
2001 32% 73%
2000 33% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 54% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 42%, the figure has changed by +15.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 180th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 84%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.IMM.MEAS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1984 to 2024 for Nigeria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage