Share of children vaccinated against measles in Nepal
Nepal: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Nepal, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Nepal stood at 96.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Nepal peaked at 97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 42nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 1984 | 24 | +118.2% |
| 1985 | 34 | +41.7% |
| 1986 | 37 | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 58 | +56.8% |
| 1989 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 65 | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 73 | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 67 | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 81 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 71 | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 85 | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 81 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 90 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 96 | -1.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 96 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 96 is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.5, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +450.0% | 2 | 11 |
| 1984 | +118.2% | 11 | 24 |
| 1988 | +56.8% | 37 | 58 |
| 1985 | +41.7% | 24 | 34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.11 | 2 | 58 | 9 |
| 1990s | 63 | 56 | 81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77 | 71 | 90 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7 | 83 | 92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.17 | 87 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Nepal?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Nepal was 96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Nepal ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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