Measles immunisation in Belgium

96% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Belgium had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1981 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2024 96% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 96%
European Union, 2024 94% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 94% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 50th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Belgium over time

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% of children aged 12 to 23 months. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Measles immunisation of children (% of children aged 12 to 23 months), 2000 to 2024
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2024 96% 94%
2023 96% 93%
2022 96% 94%
2021 96% 95%
2020 96% 94%
2019 96% 95%
2018 96% 94%
2017 96% 94%
2016 96% 94%
2015 96% 93%
2014 96% 94%
2013 96% 94%
2012 96% 95%
2011 95% 94%
2010 95% 94%
2009 95% 94%
2008 93% 94%
2007 92% 94%
2006 92% 94%
2005 88% 93%
2004 82% 93%
2003 82% 92%
2002 82% 91%
2001 82% 90%
2000 82% 89%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 96%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 50th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 94%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.IMM.MEAS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1981 to 2024 for Belgium
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage