Measles immunisation in Portugal

99% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Portugal 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
Portugal, 2024 99% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +1.0percentage points 2023: 98%
European Union, 2024 94% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 94% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 10th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Portugal 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 PortugalEuropean Union
2024 99% 94%
2023 98% 93%
2022 98% 94%
2021 98% 95%
2020 99% 94%
2019 99% 95%
2018 99% 94%
2017 98% 94%
2016 98% 94%
2015 98% 93%
2014 98% 94%
2013 98% 94%
2012 97% 95%
2011 97% 94%
2010 96% 94%
2009 95% 94%
2008 97% 94%
2007 95% 94%
2006 97% 94%
2005 93% 93%
2004 95% 93%
2003 96% 92%
2002 93% 91%
2001 90% 90%
2000 87% 89%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 98% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 10th 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
1980 to 2024 for Portugal
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