Raman spectroscopy is utilized to study the evaluation of vacancies in PbTiO 3 thin films subjected to hydrogen atmosphere heat treatment. The B 1 mode consisted of only oxygen ion vibration was shifted to lower frequency with increasing heat treatment temperature. It was considered that the oxygen ions were lacking from PbTiO 3 , and that oxygen vacancies were generated. It was found that the frequency of the B 1 mode is proportional to oxygen ion content. Pb ions were also lacking in the PbTiO 3 thin films with oxygen ions and the number of oxygen vacancies was larger than that of Pb ions. We suggest that the Raman spectroscopy is a suitable tool for the evaluation of oxygen vacancies in PbTiO 3 thin films.