Share of adults unwilling to get a COVID-19 vaccine by country worldwide 2021

In March 2021, around 37 percent of adults in the United Stated reported that they were unwilling to get a COVID-19 vaccine. By September 2021, the number had dropped to around 27 percent. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults who were unwilling to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or were uncertain from March to September 2021 worldwide, by country.

Percentage of adults who were unwilling to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or uncertain from March to September 2021 worldwide, by country

Characteristic	Australia	Brazil	Canada	China	France	Germany	India	Italy	Japan	Mexico	Russia	South Korea	Spain	U.K.	U.S.A
September 20, 2021	16%	7%	13%	2%	15%	18%	5%	13%	15%	7%	48%	15%	9%	12%	27%
September 13, 2021	18%	6%	14%	1%	15%	18%	6%	14%	15%	9%	46%	14%	8%	11%	27%
September 6, 2021	18%	7%	14%	2%	14%	20%	5%	15%	15%	8%	43%	14%	9%	12%	27%
August 30, 2021	18%	8%	15%	2%	14%	19%	6%	14%	17%	8%	44%	16%	9%	12%	28%
August 23, 2021	21%	9%	13%	3%	16%	19%	6%	15%	19%	7%	47%	16%	9%	12%	28%
August 16, 2021	21%	9%	12%	3%	16%	20%	7%	17%	20%	11%	44%	17%	9%	13%	27%
August 9, 2021	25%	10%	16%	3%	17%	21%	6%	18%	21%	10%	46%	17%	9%	12%	29%
August 2, 2021	25%	10%	16%	4%	18%	22%	8%	17%	22%	10%	46%	18%	10%	12%	30%
July 26, 2021	29%	12%	14%	4%	19%	22%	8%	17%	22%	12%	45%	18%	10%	13%	30%
July 19, 2021	31%	13%	16%	5%	21%	23%	9%	18%	23%	13%	47%	19%	11%	13%	30%
July 13, 2021	30%	13%	16%	5%	24%	24%	8%	18%	25%	14%	46%	23%	12%	13%	30%
July 5, 2021	32%	15%	17%	6%	28%	23%	9%	19%	26%	14%	48%	24%	14%	13%	30%
June 28, 2021	35%	13%	15%	6%	27%	26%	10%	17%	28%	15%	52%	23%	12%	12%	31%
June 21, 2021	35%	19%	16%	8%	27%	27%	11%	19%	29%	17%	53%	24%	14%	13%	30%
June 14, 2021	37%	17%	17%	7%	29%	28%	10%	19%	30%	18%	56%	26%	16%	14%	31%
June 7, 2021	36%	18%	19%	7%	30%	27%	12%	18%	31%	17%	56%	26%	17%	13%	31%
May 31, 2021	37%	19%	17%	8%	32%	30%	13%	20%	33%	19%	53%	33%	17%	14%	31%
May 24, 2021	41%	19%	19%	11%	33%	29%	14%	21%	32%	21%	57%	38%	18%	13%	31%
May 17, 2021	40%	21%	18%	13%	35%	29%	15%	22%	35%	21%	53%	39%	19%	14%	32%
May 10, 2021	42%	20%	23%	15%	36%	31%	15%	25%	34%	21%	54%	38%	22%	15%	33%
May 3, 2021	42%	22%	24%	19%	37%	33%	16%	24%	36%	21%	53%	37%	23%	16%	33%
April 26. 2021	42%	21%	25%	18%	39%	37%	19%	25%	38%	20%	53%	42%	26%	15%	34%
April 19. 2021	41%	20%	25%	18%	41%	40%	20%	28%	39%	22%	53%	35%	26%	16%	34%
April 12, 2021	-	-	28%	-	42%	44%	-	30%	-	-	-	-	27%	15%	33%
April 5, 2021	-	-	30%	-	45%	46%	-	27%	-	-	-	-	29%	15%	35%
March 29, 2021	-	-	33%	-	48%	49%	-	29%	-	-	-	-	29%	14%	36%
March 22, 2021	-	-	34%	-	49%	50%	-	31%	-	-	-	-	28%	16%	37%

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Release date

September 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Match to September, 2021

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

46,128 interviews in the United States and between 2,314 to 6,528 interviews in the other 14 countries.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Have you gotten the vaccine, or not?" Respondents could reply "Yes", "No, but I will get it in the future", "No, and I am not sure if I will get it in the future," or "No, and I do not plan to get it."

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