Figures checked 1 November 2026
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Nigerian states ranked by child vaccination rate

All 36 states and the FCT, 2024. Highest: Cross River at 68.6%. Lowest: Sokoto at 8.4%. Nigeria overall: 39.4%, from 31.3% in 2018.

What this measures: Share of children aged 12 to 23 months who received all basic vaccinations.

Every state, 2024

Darker means higher · higher is better
Abia: 38.0%Adamawa: 38.4%Akwa Ibom: 50.8%Anambra: 48.7%Bauchi: 51.4%Benue: 25.4%Borno: 28.5%Bayelsa: 63.4%Cross River: 68.6%Delta: 68.1%Ebonyi: 57.9%Edo: 58.4%Ekiti: 56.6%Enugu: 51.8%FCT, Abuja: 45.6%Gombe: 49.2%Imo: 59.1%Jigawa: 56.9%Kaduna: 35.7%Kebbi: 9.7%Kano: 35.8%Kogi: 16.8%Katsina: 45.3%Kwara: 28.1%Lagos: 66.1%Nasarawa: 42.3%Niger: 28.3%Ogun: 51.4%Ondo: 50.9%Osun: 55.3%Oyo: 31.1%Plateau: 25.3%Rivers: 55.7%Sokoto: 8.4%Taraba: 26.0%Yobe: 37.4%Zamfara: 9.6%
8.4%–28.1%28.1%–38.0%38.0%–50.9%50.9%–56.9%56.9%–68.6%
  1. 1Cross River68.6%
  2. 2Delta68.1%
  3. 3Lagos66.1%
  4. 4Bayelsa63.4%
  5. 5Imo59.1%
  6. 6Edo58.4%
  7. 7Ebonyi57.9%
  8. 8Jigawa56.9%
  9. 9Ekiti56.6%
  10. 10Rivers55.7%
  11. 11Osun55.3%
  12. 12Enugu51.8%
  13. 13Ogun51.4%
  14. 14Bauchi51.4%
  15. 15Ondo50.9%
  16. 16Akwa Ibom50.8%
  17. 17Gombe49.2%
  18. 18Anambra48.7%
  19. 19FCT, Abuja45.6%
  20. 20Katsina45.3%
  21. 21Nasarawa42.3%
  22. 22Adamawa38.4%
  23. 23Abia38.0%
  24. 24Yobe37.4%
  25. 25Kano35.8%
  26. 26Kaduna35.7%
  27. 27Oyo31.1%
  28. 28Borno28.5%
  29. 29Niger28.3%
  30. 30Kwara28.1%
  31. 31Taraba26.0%
  32. 32Benue25.4%
  33. 33Plateau25.3%
  34. 34Kogi16.8%
  35. 35Kebbi9.7%
  36. 36Zamfara9.6%
  37. 37Sokoto8.4%

Black line: Nigeria overall, 39.4%.

Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · CH_VACC_C_BAS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission

Change since 2018

29 of 37 states improved between the 2018 and 2024 surveys.

Most improved

  1. Bayelsa18.0% → 63.4%+45.4 pts
  2. Jigawa23.8% → 56.9%+33.1 pts
  3. Bauchi19.6% → 51.4%+31.8 pts
  4. Gombe18.2% → 49.2%+31.0 pts
  5. Ogun23.1% → 51.4%+28.3 pts
Every state: 2024 value and rank, 2018 value and rank, and the change
RankState20242018ChangeRank change
1Cross River68.6%46.0%+22.6 pts▲ 7
2Delta68.1%44.4%+23.7 pts▲ 8
3Lagos66.1%62.4%+3.7 ptssame
4Bayelsa63.4%18.0%+45.4 pts▲ 30
5Imo59.1%62.6%−3.5 pts▼ 3
6Edo58.4%56.3%+2.1 pts▼ 2
7Ebonyi57.9%44.8%+13.1 pts▲ 2
8Jigawa56.9%23.8%+33.1 pts▲ 16
9Ekiti56.6%41.1%+15.5 pts▲ 3
10Rivers55.7%39.2%+16.5 pts▲ 3
11Osun55.3%33.8%+21.5 pts▲ 8
12Enugu51.8%36.4%+15.4 pts▲ 5
13Ogun51.4%23.1%+28.3 pts▲ 14
14Bauchi51.4%19.6%+31.8 pts▲ 18
15Ondo50.9%50.5%+0.4 pts▼ 10
16Akwa Ibom50.8%42.0%+8.8 pts▼ 5
17Gombe49.2%18.2%+31.0 pts▲ 16
18Anambra48.7%75.8%−27.1 pts▼ 17
19FCT, Abuja45.6%49.6%−4.0 pts▼ 13
20Katsina45.3%21.2%+24.1 pts▲ 10
21Nasarawa42.3%39.1%+3.2 pts▼ 7
22Adamawa38.4%36.8%+1.6 pts▼ 6
23Abia38.0%39.0%−1.0 pts▼ 8
24Yobe37.4%20.6%+16.8 pts▲ 7
25Kano35.8%34.3%+1.5 pts▼ 7
26Kaduna35.7%21.8%+13.9 pts▲ 3
27Oyo31.1%23.3%+7.8 pts▼ 1
28Borno28.5%21.9%+6.6 ptssame
29Niger28.3%23.3%+5.0 pts▼ 4
30Kwara28.1%29.3%−1.2 pts▼ 10
31Taraba26.0%24.1%+1.9 pts▼ 8
32Benue25.4%27.4%−2.0 pts▼ 11
33Plateau25.3%47.8%−22.5 pts▼ 26
34Kogi16.8%26.2%−9.4 pts▼ 12
35Kebbi9.7%6.3%+3.4 pts▲ 1
36Zamfara9.6%7.4%+2.2 pts▼ 1
37Sokoto8.4%4.6%+3.8 ptssame

Rank 1 is the highest value. Survey figures are estimates from a sample of households, so small differences between states may not be meaningful.

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Full history and definition: Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations (%).