Lifestyle and Preventive Health

Vaccine Mandates by Country 2025

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Are Childhood Vaccinations Mandatory?

Mandatory

Mandatory for school entry

Mandatory for school entry (some states)

No source found

Recommended

Are Childhood Vaccinations Mandatory?

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87
16
54
Country
Are Childhood Vaccinations Mandatory? 2019
% of Children Vaccinated DPT 2023
India Flag
IndiaRecommended
China Flag
ChinaRecommended
Bangladesh Flag
BangladeshRecommended
Russia Flag
RussiaRecommended
Japan Flag
JapanRecommended98.2%
Turkey Flag
TurkeyRecommended
United Kingdom Flag
United KingdomRecommended
Kenya Flag
KenyaRecommended
Spain Flag
SpainRecommended92.9%
Canada Flag
CanadaRecommended
Malaysia Flag
MalaysiaRecommended
Australia Flag
AustraliaRecommended93.7%
Romania Flag
RomaniaRecommended78%
Netherlands Flag
NetherlandsRecommended
Bolivia Flag
BoliviaRecommended
Sweden Flag
SwedenRecommended94%
Portugal Flag
PortugalRecommended98.8%
Israel Flag
IsraelRecommended
Austria Flag
AustriaRecommended
Belarus Flag
BelarusRecommended
Switzerland Flag
SwitzerlandRecommended95%
Denmark Flag
DenmarkRecommended96.3%
Finland Flag
FinlandRecommended92%
Norway Flag
NorwayRecommended96.4%
Ireland Flag
IrelandRecommended89.5%
New Zealand Flag
New ZealandRecommended88.2%
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaRecommended
Armenia Flag
ArmeniaRecommended
Lithuania Flag
LithuaniaRecommended90%
Estonia Flag
EstoniaRecommended74.6%
Luxembourg Flag
LuxembourgRecommended
Iceland Flag
IcelandRecommended92.4%
Liechtenstein Flag
LiechtensteinRecommended
Thailand Flag
ThailandNo source found
Tanzania Flag
TanzaniaNo source found
South Africa Flag
South AfricaNo source found78.8%
Myanmar Flag
MyanmarNo source found
Sudan Flag
SudanNo source found
Algeria Flag
AlgeriaNo source found
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanNo source found
Yemen Flag
YemenNo source found
Angola Flag
AngolaNo source found
Morocco Flag
MoroccoNo source found
Mozambique Flag
MozambiqueNo source found
Ghana Flag
GhanaNo source found
Madagascar Flag
MadagascarNo source found
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory CoastNo source found
Cameroon Flag
CameroonNo source found
Niger Flag
NigerNo source found
North Korea Flag
North KoreaNo source found
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina FasoNo source found
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri LankaNo source found
Malawi Flag
MalawiNo source found
Zambia Flag
ZambiaNo source found
Chad Flag
ChadNo source found
Senegal Flag
SenegalNo source found
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaNo source found
Zimbabwe Flag
ZimbabweNo source found
Guinea Flag
GuineaNo source found
Benin Flag
BeninNo source found
Rwanda Flag
RwandaNo source found
South Sudan Flag
South SudanNo source found
Haiti Flag
HaitiNo source found
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican RepublicNo source found
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaNo source found
Togo Flag
TogoNo source found
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra LeoneNo source found
Laos Flag
LaosNo source found
Central African Republic Flag
Central African RepublicNo source found
Mauritania Flag
MauritaniaNo source found
Eritrea Flag
EritreaNo source found
Namibia Flag
NamibiaNo source found
Gambia Flag
GambiaNo source found
Botswana Flag
BotswanaNo source found
Bahrain Flag
BahrainNo source found
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-LesteNo source found
Mauritius Flag
MauritiusNo source found
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiNo source found
Fiji Flag
FijiNo source found
Comoros Flag
ComorosNo source found
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon IslandsNo source found
Cape Verde Flag
Cape VerdeNo source found
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and PrincipeNo source found
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint LuciaNo source found
Kiribati Flag
KiribatiNo source found
Seychelles Flag
SeychellesNo source found
Niue Flag
NiueNo source found
United States Flag
United StatesMandatory for school entry (some states)
Germany Flag
GermanyMandatory for school entry
Colombia Flag
ColombiaMandatory for school entry90.1%
Iraq Flag
IraqMandatory for school entry
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab EmiratesMandatory for school entry
Honduras Flag
HondurasMandatory for school entry
Greece Flag
GreeceMandatory for school entry
Kyrgyzstan Flag
KyrgyzstanMandatory for school entry
Paraguay Flag
ParaguayMandatory for school entry
Moldova Flag
MoldovaMandatory for school entry
Cyprus Flag
CyprusMandatory for school entry
Guyana Flag
GuyanaMandatory for school entry
Maldives Flag
MaldivesMandatory for school entry
Grenada Flag
GrenadaMandatory for school entry
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesMandatory for school entry
Dominica Flag
DominicaMandatory for school entry
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and NevisMandatory for school entry
Indonesia Flag
IndonesiaMandatory88%
Pakistan Flag
PakistanMandatory
Nigeria Flag
NigeriaMandatory
Brazil Flag
BrazilMandatory90.1%
Ethiopia Flag
EthiopiaMandatory
Mexico Flag
MexicoMandatory84.7%
Egypt Flag
EgyptMandatory
Philippines Flag
PhilippinesMandatory
DR Congo Flag
DR CongoMandatory
Vietnam Flag
VietnamMandatory
Iran Flag
IranMandatory
France Flag
FranceMandatory96.3%
Italy Flag
ItalyMandatory
South Korea Flag
South KoreaMandatory
Uganda Flag
UgandaMandatory
Argentina Flag
ArgentinaMandatory66.2%
Ukraine Flag
UkraineMandatory83.4%
Poland Flag
PolandMandatory
Uzbekistan Flag
UzbekistanMandatory
Peru Flag
PeruMandatory84.3%
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi ArabiaMandatory
Nepal Flag
NepalMandatory
Venezuela Flag
VenezuelaMandatory
Syria Flag
SyriaMandatory
Mali Flag
MaliMandatory
Taiwan Flag
TaiwanMandatory
Kazakhstan Flag
KazakhstanMandatory
Chile Flag
ChileMandatory95.7%
Somalia Flag
SomaliaMandatory
Guatemala Flag
GuatemalaMandatory
Ecuador Flag
EcuadorMandatory
Tunisia Flag
TunisiaMandatory
Belgium Flag
BelgiumMandatory97.5%
Jordan Flag
JordanMandatory
Cuba Flag
CubaMandatory
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanMandatory
Azerbaijan Flag
AzerbaijanMandatory
Hungary Flag
HungaryMandatory99.9%
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanMandatory
Libya Flag
LibyaMandatory
Nicaragua Flag
NicaraguaMandatory
Bulgaria Flag
BulgariaMandatory92.4%
Serbia Flag
SerbiaMandatory
El Salvador Flag
El SalvadorMandatory
Singapore Flag
SingaporeMandatory
Lebanon Flag
LebanonMandatory
Liberia Flag
LiberiaMandatory
Oman Flag
OmanMandatory
Slovakia Flag
SlovakiaMandatory
Costa Rica Flag
Costa RicaMandatory98.8%
Kuwait Flag
KuwaitMandatory
Panama Flag
PanamaMandatory
Croatia Flag
CroatiaMandatory92.7%
Mongolia Flag
MongoliaMandatory
Uruguay Flag
UruguayMandatory
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto RicoMandatory
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMandatory
Qatar Flag
QatarMandatory
Jamaica Flag
JamaicaMandatory
Albania Flag
AlbaniaMandatory
Gabon Flag
GabonMandatory
Lesotho Flag
LesothoMandatory
Slovenia Flag
SloveniaMandatory89.3%
Latvia Flag
LatviaMandatory98.1%
North Macedonia Flag
North MacedoniaMandatory
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and TobagoMandatory
Bhutan Flag
BhutanMandatory
Suriname Flag
SurinameMandatory
Montenegro Flag
MontenegroMandatory
Malta Flag
MaltaMandatory
Brunei Flag
BruneiMandatory
Belize Flag
BelizeMandatory
Bahamas Flag
BahamasMandatory
French Guiana Flag
French GuianaMandatory
New Caledonia Flag
New CaledoniaMandatory
Barbados Flag
BarbadosMandatory
French Polynesia Flag
French PolynesiaMandatory
Samoa Flag
SamoaMandatory
Guam Flag
GuamMandatory
Micronesia Flag
MicronesiaMandatory
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and BarbudaMandatory
Andorra Flag
AndorraMandatory
British Virgin Islands Flag
British Virgin IslandsMandatory
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall IslandsMandatory
San Marino Flag
San MarinoMandatory
Palau Flag
PalauMandatory
Anguilla Flag
AnguillaMandatory
  • In some cases, such as the United States, vaccine mandates may be required by some states, but not by others.
  • The data represent the percentage of children under the age of one year who have been vaccinated.
  • DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus)
  • HEPB (Hepatitis B)
  • MEAS (Measles)