Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Belgium
Belgium: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Belgium, 2012–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Belgium is 72.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Belgium peaked at 72.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2012.
That places Belgium 29th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 59.0% | — |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.0% | 59.0% | 68.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 69.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Belgium?
- Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Belgium was 72.0% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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Share of fifteen-year-old girls who, between the ages of 9 and 14, received their last dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine.