Share of children vaccinated against measles in Greece
Greece: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Greece, 1984–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles in Greece is 94, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Greece peaked at 99 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39, in 1986.
Greece ranks 64th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 75 | — |
| 1985 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 39 | -49.4% |
| 1987 | 81 | +107.7% |
| 1988 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 76 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 72 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 90 | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 94 | -2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 94, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 94 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 Share of children vaccinated against measles in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +107.7% | 39 | 81 |
| 1986 | -49.4% | 77 | 39 |
| 1996 | +28.6% | 70 | 90 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.67 | 39 | 82 | 6 |
| 1990s | 78.9 | 70 | 90 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2 | 89 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8 | 97 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.83 | 91 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % 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 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % 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 0.0188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Greece?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Greece was 94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 1986.
- How does Greece rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Greece ranks 64th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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