Share of children vaccinated against measles in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Pakistan, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 84 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Pakistan peaked at 86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
Pakistan ranks 128th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 19 | +533.3% |
| 1984 | 33 | +73.7% |
| 1985 | 38 | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 41 | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 47 | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 50 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 56 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 63 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 68 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 79 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 84 | -2.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 84 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 84 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Pakistan 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 | +533.3% | 3 | 19 |
| 1981 | +100.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 1984 | +73.7% | 19 | 33 |
| 1982 | +50.0% | 2 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4 | 1 | 48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7 | 47 | 56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59 | 56 | 63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4 | 57 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.33 | 81 | 86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Pakistan?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Pakistan was 84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Pakistan ranks 128th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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