Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Australia
Australia: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Australia, 2012–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Australia stood at 83.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Australia peaked at 86.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2012.
That places Australia 12th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 72.0% | — |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.9% | 72.0% | 80.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0908 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Australia?
- Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Australia was 83.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of fifteen-year-old girls who, between the ages of 9 and 14, received their last dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine.