Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Romania
Romania: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 78.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Romania, 1983–2024
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 Romania is 78.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Romania peaked at 98.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1988.
That places Romania 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.1% | 78.0% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 78.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Romania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 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 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Romania?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Romania was 78.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1988.
- How does Romania rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Romania ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania 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.