Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Romania
Romania: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 62.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Romania is 62.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Romania peaked at 97.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2023.
That places Romania 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 75.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 62.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % 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 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.14 % 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 0.0796 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Romania?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Romania was 62.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Romania ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.