COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among adults worldwide 2022

As of July 2022, around 98.3 percent of adults in India reported receiving or being willing to receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the United States, the share of adults who were immunized or were willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 was roughly 80.2 percent, while nearly 20 percent were hesitant to receive the vaccine. This statistic shows the percentage of adults globally who received or were willing to receive at least one vaccine dose against COVID-19 and those who hesitated or refused it as of July 2022, by country.

Percentage of adults globally who received or hesitated to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as of July 2022, by country

Characteristic	Hesitant	Acceptance
Brazil	12.8%	87.2%
Canada	13%	87%
China	3.4%	96.6%
Ecuador	11.4%	88.6%
France	18.3%	81.7%
Germany	21.9%	78.1%
Ghana	42%	58%
Global average	20.9%	79.1%
India	1.7%	98.3%
Italy	15.4%	84.6%
Kenya	31.2%	68.8%
Mexico	26.4%	73.6%
Nigeria	28.1%	71.9%
Peru	10.4%	89.6%
Poland	35.9%	64.1%
Russia	39.2%	60.8%
Singapore	7.5%	92.5%
South Africa	52.1%	47.9%
South Korea	10.8%	89.2%
Spain	10.1%	89.9%
Sweden	20.8%	79.2%
Turkey	28%	72%
United Kingdom	19.6%	80.4%
United States	19.8%	80.2%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

June 29 to July 10, 2022

Number of respondents

23,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The source defined COVID-19 acceptance as the willingness to receive or as having received at least one dose when available. Vaccine hesitancy included respondents who reported not receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or being unsure or disagreeing with the question if they would get the vaccine when available.

The sample included 1,000 interviewees from the 23 countries surveyed (Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States)

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