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.
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 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
- 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)
- 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 60,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 57,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 57,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 54,971 (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.