Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Greece
Greece: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Greece stood at 95.0%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Greece peaked at 99.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1991.
Greece ranks 55th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 90.0% | — |
| 1981 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 77.0% | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 95.0% | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 95.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 95.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.0% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 77.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Greece?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Greece was 95.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.