Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cyprus, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 91 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Cyprus peaked at 99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19, in 1983.
That places Cyprus 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29 | — |
| 1981 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 21 | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 25 | +31.6% |
| 1985 | 43 | +72.0% |
| 1986 | 60 | +39.5% |
| 1987 | 91 | +51.7% |
| 1988 | 74 | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 99 | +20.7% |
| 2025 | 91 | -8.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 91 is below the median for high income countries, which is 94, 97% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 91 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +72.0% | 25 | 43 |
| 1987 | +51.7% | 60 | 91 |
| 1986 | +39.5% | 43 | 60 |
| 1984 | +31.6% | 19 | 25 |
| 1982 | -25.0% | 28 | 21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6 | 19 | 91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7 | 77 | 90 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4 | 86 | 87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8 | 86 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88 | 82 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More health data for Cyprus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0526 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0182 % 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 0.028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Cyprus?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cyprus was 91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 1983.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Cyprus ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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