Share of children vaccinated against measles in Turkey
Turkey: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 92 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Turkey, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles in Turkey is 92, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Turkey peaked at 98 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27, in 1980.
Turkey ranks 82nd 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27 | — |
| 1981 | 52 | +92.6% |
| 1982 | 64 | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 64 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 82 | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 71 | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 78 | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 73 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 72 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 76 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 65 | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 72 | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 79 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 83 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 75 | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 81 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 91 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 98 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 92 | -2.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 92 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 92 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +92.6% | 27 | 52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.3 | 27 | 82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6 | 65 | 82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.6 | 75 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7 | 94 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5 | 92 | 96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % 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 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Turkey?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Turkey was 92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 1980.
- How does Turkey rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Turkey ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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