Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Moldova

Moldova: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles was 5,054 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5,054 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
119th
of 194 countries
All-time high
26,923 one-year-olds
in 1993
All-time low
1,235 one-year-olds
in 2019
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Moldova, 1992–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1992200720231992: 21.1k one-year-olds1993: 26.9k one-year-olds1994: 10.7k one-year-olds1995: 6.1k one-year-olds1996: 6.4k one-year-olds1997: 3.0k one-year-olds1998: 3.9k one-year-olds1999: 3.6k one-year-olds2000: 5.4k one-year-olds2001: 2.8k one-year-olds2002: 2.8k one-year-olds2003: 1.8k one-year-olds2004: 1.9k one-year-olds2005: 1.4k one-year-olds2006: 1.9k one-year-olds2007: 1.9k one-year-olds2008: 2.3k one-year-olds2009: 4.5k one-year-olds2010: 1.3k one-year-olds2011: 4.0k one-year-olds2012: 4.0k one-year-olds2013: 4.0k one-year-olds2014: 4.6k one-year-olds2015: 5.3k one-year-olds2016: 5.8k one-year-olds2017: 3.3k one-year-olds2018: 3.1k one-year-olds2019: 1.2k one-year-olds2020: 6.2k one-year-olds2021: 6.2k one-year-olds2022: 5.6k one-year-olds2023: 5.1k one-year-olds

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 5,054 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in 2023.

That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Moldova peaked at 26,923 one-year-olds in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,235 one-year-olds, in 2019.

Moldova ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,210 one-year-olds 2,965 one-year-olds 26,923 one-year-olds 8
2000s 2,676 one-year-olds 1,444 one-year-olds 5,378 one-year-olds 10
2010s 3,652 one-year-olds 1,235 one-year-olds 5,775 one-year-olds 10
2020s 5,790 one-year-olds 5,054 one-year-olds 6,232 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 116 Djibouti 5,517 one-year-olds compare
  2. 117 Tajikistan 5,363 one-year-olds compare
  3. 118 North Macedonia 5,068 one-year-olds compare
  4. 120 Bulgaria 4,925 one-year-olds compare
  5. 121 Albania 4,885 one-year-olds compare
  6. 122 Belgium 4,684 one-year-olds compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Moldova?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Moldova was 5,054 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 26,923 one-year-olds in 1993.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 1,235 one-year-olds in 2019.
How does Moldova rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
Moldova ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Moldova 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 Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,780 data points, 1980–2023
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