Measles immunisation in Saudi Arabia

96% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Saudi Arabia 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
Saudi Arabia, 2024 96% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 −1.0percentage points 2023: 97%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 95% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 49th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi ArabiaWorld
2024 96% 84%
2023 97% 83%
2022 98% 84%
2021 98% 82%
2020 96% 84%
2019 95% 86%
2018 98% 86%
2017 96% 85%
2016 98% 85%
2015 98% 85%
2014 98% 84%
2013 98% 84%
2012 98% 84%
2011 98% 85%
2010 98% 84%
2009 98% 83%
2008 97% 81%
2007 96% 79%
2006 95% 79%
2005 97% 77%
2004 97% 76%
2003 96% 74%
2002 97% 72%
2001 94% 73%
2000 94% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 97% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 49th highest value.
  • 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 Saudi Arabia
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