Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Pakistan, 2009–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 82.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Pakistan peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2009.
Pakistan ranks 98th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30.0% | — |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 34.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 77.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4132 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.2929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1852 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Pakistan?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Pakistan was 82.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Pakistan ranks 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.