Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Ireland
Ireland: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus was 74.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Ireland, 2014–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 74.0% for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Ireland peaked at 88.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2019.
That places Ireland 22nd out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 68.0% | — |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.2% | 58.0% | 88.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 66.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Ireland?
- Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Ireland was 74.0% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.