Measles immunisation in World

84% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the world 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
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2024 84% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +1.3percentage points 2023: 83%
European Union, 2024 94% Official aggregate

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

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 83% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 84%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • 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 World
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