Measles - number of reported cases in World
World: Measles - number of reported cases was 411,913 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in World, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 411,913 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases 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 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 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 in World?
- Measles - number of reported cases in World was 411,913 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 million in 1981.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,152 in 2021.
- How does World rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Measles - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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