Share of children vaccinated against measles in Yemen
Yemen: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Yemen, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 41 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Yemen peaked at 74 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1980.
Yemen ranks 194th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 13 | +62.5% |
| 1986 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 22 | +46.7% |
| 1988 | 34 | +54.5% |
| 1989 | 48 | +41.2% |
| 1990 | 69 | +43.8% |
| 1991 | 53 | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 46 | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 31 | -39.2% |
| 1995 | 40 | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 66 | +61.0% |
| 1999 | 74 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 62 | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 74 | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 65 | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 71 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 65 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 68 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 64 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 56 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 45 | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 41 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 41 is below the median for low income countries, which is 72, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 41 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Yemen 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 | +100.0% | 2 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6 | 2 | 48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4 | 31 | 74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5 | 62 | 74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5 | 53 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.33 | 41 | 53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 191 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 compare
- 192 Papua New Guinea 45 compare
- 193 Central African Republic 44 compare
- 195 Montenegro 13 compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Yemen?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Yemen was 41 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1980.
- How does Yemen rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Yemen ranks 194th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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