Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled in World
World: Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled was 411,913 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled in World, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled in World stood at 411,913.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled in World peaked at 4.08 million in 1981 and was at its lowest, 123,152, in 2021.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.85 million | — |
| 1981 | 4.08 million | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 3.62 million | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 3.59 million | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.03 million | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 2.82 million | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 2.08 million | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 1.66 million | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.82 million | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 1.37 million | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.48 million | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 926,808 | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 720,391 | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 870,218 | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 825,673 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 694,466 | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 752,407 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 853,479 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 849,173 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 586,471 | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 679,856 | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 513,406 | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 585,701 | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 377,576 | -35.5% |
| 2007 | 285,031 | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 278,751 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 278,637 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 343,806 | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 359,332 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 212,376 | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 275,307 | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 282,078 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 214,808 | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 132,490 | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 173,457 | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 359,295 | +107.1% |
| 2019 | 874,099 | +143.3% |
| 2020 | 159,240 | -81.8% |
| 2021 | 123,152 | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 206,775 | +67.9% |
| 2023 | 669,083 | +223.6% |
| 2024 | 476,412 | -28.8% |
| 2025 | 411,913 | -13.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +223.6% | 206,775 | 669,083 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.82 million | 1.66 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 million | 694,466 | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 528,808 | 278,637 | 853,479 | 10 |
| 2010s | 322,705 | 132,490 | 874,099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 341,096 | 123,152 | 669,083 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled in World?
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled in World was 411,913 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 million in 1981.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,152 in 2021.
- How does World rank for measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Measles - number of reported cases with 449 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Measles - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Measles - number of reported cases with 449 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.