Vaccination coverage in Romania
Romania: Vaccination coverage was 79.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Romania, 1996–2024
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 Romania is 79.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Romania peaked at 99.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2023.
That places Romania 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 79.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Romania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Romania?
- Vaccination coverage in Romania was 79.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for vaccination coverage?
- Romania ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.