Share of children vaccinated against measles in India
India: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in India, 1985–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 98 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in India peaked at 98 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1985.
India ranks 19th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 10 | +900.0% |
| 1987 | 24 | +140.0% |
| 1988 | 32 | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 42 | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 56 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 43 | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 51 | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 59 | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 67 | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 72 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 66 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 55 | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 56 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 60 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 64 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 68 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 89 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 98 | +1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 98 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 98 is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.5, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +900.0% | 1 | 10 |
| 1987 | +140.0% | 10 | 24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8 | 1 | 42 | 5 |
| 1990s | 57.8 | 43 | 72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65 | 56 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87 | 82 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5 | 89 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 19 Belarus 98 compare
- 19 Bhutan 98 compare
- 19 Costa Rica 98 compare
- 19 El Salvador 98 compare
- 19 Israel 98 compare
- 19 Morocco 98 compare
- 19 Palestine 98 compare
- 19 Portugal 98 compare
- 19 Seychelles 98 compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 98 compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 98 compare
- 19 Uruguay 98 compare
- 19 Vietnam 98 compare
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in India?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in India was 98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- How does India rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- India ranks 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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