Vaccination coverage in Portugal
Portugal: Vaccination coverage was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2020
All-time low
6.0%
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024
Vaccination coverage in Portugal, 1995–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 99.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Portugal peaked at 99.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1995.
Portugal ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.0% | — |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +466.7% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | +44.1% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 99.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 6.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 58.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palau 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Portugal?
- Vaccination coverage in Portugal was 99.0% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for vaccination coverage?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.