Measles immunisation in European Union

94% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the European Union had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: World Bank
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2024 94% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 93%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate

Measles immunisation in European Union 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 European UnionWorld
2024 94% 84%
2023 93% 83%
2022 94% 84%
2021 95% 82%
2020 94% 84%
2019 95% 86%
2018 94% 86%
2017 94% 85%
2016 94% 85%
2015 93% 85%
2014 94% 84%
2013 94% 84%
2012 95% 84%
2011 94% 85%
2010 94% 84%
2009 94% 83%
2008 94% 81%
2007 94% 79%
2006 94% 79%
2005 93% 77%
2004 93% 76%
2003 92% 74%
2002 91% 72%
2001 90% 73%
2000 89% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 93% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 94%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 84%.

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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
1980 to 2024 for European Union
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