Global vaccination coverage in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Global vaccination coverage was 89 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Global vaccination coverage in Bulgaria, 1992–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 89 for global vaccination coverage in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Bulgaria peaked at 97 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 71, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global vaccination coverage in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 71 | — |
| 1993 | 96 | +35.2% |
| 1994 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 77 | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 97 | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 88 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 96 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 85 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 89 | -5.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 89 is below the median for high income countries, which is 96, 93% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 89 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +35.2% | 71 | 96 |
| 1998 | +26.0% | 77 | 97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.12 | 71 | 97 | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.4 | 88 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9 | 85 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91 | 89 | 94 | 6 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Bulgaria?
- Global vaccination coverage in Bulgaria was 89 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 1998.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Bulgaria ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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