Rubella vaccination coverage in Spain
Spain: Rubella vaccination coverage was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rubella vaccination coverage in Spain, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rubella vaccination coverage in Spain is 96, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, rubella vaccination coverage in Spain peaked at 99 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1981.
Spain ranks 41st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Rubella vaccination coverage in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8 | — |
| 1982 | 27 | +237.5% |
| 1983 | 40 | +48.1% |
| 1984 | 68 | +70.0% |
| 1985 | 79 | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 97 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 85 | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 96 | -1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 94, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 96 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rubella vaccination coverage in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +237.5% | 8 | 27 |
| 1984 | +70.0% | 40 | 68 |
| 1983 | +48.1% | 27 | 40 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.44 | 8 | 97 | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.8 | 83 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9 | 94 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7 | 95 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.17 | 95 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % 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 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rubella vaccination coverage in Spain?
- Rubella vaccination coverage in Spain was 96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rubella vaccination coverage recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1990.
- What is the lowest rubella vaccination coverage recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for rubella vaccination coverage?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rubella vaccination coverage rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rubella vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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