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.
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 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 29,959 (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.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.