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.
Vaccination coverage in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 99.0% | — |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 79.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Romania's 79.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.5%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % 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 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % 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 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.