Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Greece
Greece: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Greece, 1984–2024
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 vaccinated, by vaccine in Greece is 91.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Greece peaked at 99.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1986.
Greece ranks 89th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.7% | 39.0% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 78.9% | 70.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 91.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Greece
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 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 52,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 47,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 47,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 48,348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Greece?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Greece was 91.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1986.
- How does Greece rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Greece ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.