Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 94.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 94.0% for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Bulgaria peaked at 99.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 1993.
That places Bulgaria 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 98.0% | — |
| 1981 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 99% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 94.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.7% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 88.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 89.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 88.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Bulgaria?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Bulgaria was 94.0% 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 vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 1993.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.