Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Portugal
Portugal: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Portugal, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 99.0% for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Portugal peaked at 99.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1982.
Portugal ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.0% | — |
| 1981 | 49.0% | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 70.0% | +45.8% |
| 1986 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 99.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +45.8% | 48.0% | 70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.1% | 46.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 85.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Portugal?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Portugal was 99.0% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1982.
- How does Portugal rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 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.