Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 91.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bulgaria stood at 91.0%.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bulgaria peaked at 96.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2002.
That places Bulgaria 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.0% | — |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.3% | 79.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 84.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bulgaria?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bulgaria was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children fully vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.