Vaccination coverage in Greece
Greece: Vaccination coverage was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Greece, 1991–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Greece is 92.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Greece peaked at 98.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1993.
Greece ranks 80th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.0% | — |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -86.7% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +500.0% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +316.7% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +38.0% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 92.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 92.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.5%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +500.0% | 2.0% | 12.0% |
| 1997 | +316.7% | 12.0% | 50.0% |
| 1993 | -86.7% | 15.0% | 2.0% |
| 1992 | +50.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% |
| 1998 | +38.0% | 50.0% | 69.0% |
| 1999 | +27.5% | 69.0% | 88.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 2.0% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 89.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 80 Algeria 92.0% compare
- 80 Ireland 92.0% compare
- 80 Thailand 92.0% compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 92.0% compare
- 80 United Kingdom 92.0% compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % 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 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Greece?
- Vaccination coverage in Greece was 92.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1993.
- How does Greece rank for vaccination coverage?
- Greece ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.