Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Bulgaria, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Bulgaria is 3.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.1% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Bulgaria peaked at 21.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 72nd out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21.0% | — |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -57.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 7.0% | 21.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 3.0% | 9.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Bulgaria?
- Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Bulgaria was 3.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of fifteen-year-old girls who, between the ages of 9 and 14, received their last dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine.