Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles

Bulgaria
4,925 one-year-olds
in 2023
North Macedonia
5,068 one-year-olds
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
120th
North Macedonia rank
118th

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time

  • Bulgaria
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 5,068 one-year-olds against 4,925 one-year-olds in Bulgaria, a difference of 143 one-year-olds.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 120th and North Macedonia ranks 118th of 194 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1990s 5,091 one-year-olds 1,618 one-year-olds 3,474 one-year-olds Bulgaria
2000s 3,937 one-year-olds 1,071 one-year-olds 2,866 one-year-olds Bulgaria
2010s 4,042 one-year-olds 2,625 one-year-olds 1,417 one-year-olds Bulgaria
2020s 6,094 one-year-olds 6,013 one-year-olds 80.91 one-year-olds Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles, Bulgaria or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 5,068 one-year-olds against 4,925 one-year-olds in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
143 one-year-olds, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
Bulgaria ranks 120th and North Macedonia ranks 118th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,780 data points, 1980–2023
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.