Share of children vaccinated against measles in Colombia
Colombia: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Colombia, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Colombia stood at 91.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Colombia peaked at 95 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13, in 1980.
Colombia ranks 91st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13 | — |
| 1981 | 26 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 43 | +53.6% |
| 1984 | 51 | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 45 | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 59 | +31.1% |
| 1988 | 74 | +25.4% |
| 1989 | 81 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 78 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 94 | +27.0% |
| 1994 | 84 | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 95 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 80 | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 78 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 88 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 93 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 93 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 91 | -2.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +100.0% | 13 | 26 |
| 1983 | +53.6% | 28 | 43 |
| 1987 | +31.1% | 45 | 59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.1 | 13 | 81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.4 | 74 | 95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93 | 88 | 95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3 | 88 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.17 | 86 | 93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % 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 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Colombia?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Colombia was 91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Colombia ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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