Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Portugal
Portugal: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 96.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Portugal peaked at 96.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 48.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0457 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Portugal?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Portugal was 96.0% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.