Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Saudi Arabia stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1980.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 53 | +341.7% |
| 1983 | 65 | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 71 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 79 | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 81 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 90 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 95 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +3.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 94, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +341.7% | 12 | 53 |
| 1981 | +50.0% | 8 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.3 | 8 | 90 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.8 | 88 | 95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.1 | 94 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5 | 95 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.33 | 96 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Andorra 99 compare
- 1 Bahrain 99 compare
- 1 Brunei 99 compare
- 1 Cuba 99 compare
- 1 Guyana 99 compare
- 1 Hungary 99 compare
- 1 Iran 99 compare
- 1 Kuwait 99 compare
- 1 Latvia 99 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Niue 99 compare
- 1 North Korea 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Qatar 99 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99 compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saudi Arabia was 99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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