Vaccination coverage in Malta

Malta: Vaccination coverage was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
27th
of 189 regions
All-time high
99.0%
in 2021
All-time low
75.0%
in 2010
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Vaccination coverage in Malta, 2003–2024

0204060801002003201320242003: 89 %2004: 85 %2005: 85 %2006: 86 %2007: 82 %2008: 86 %2009: 86 %2010: 75 %2011: 82 %2012: 93 %2013: 94 %2014: 90 %2015: 95 %2016: 97 %2017: 88 %2018: 98 %2019: 98 %2020: 98 %2021: 99 %2022: 98 %2023: 98 %2024: 97 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, vaccination coverage in Malta stood at 97.0%.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Malta peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2010.

Malta ranks 27th of 189 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.6% 82.0% 89.0% 7
2010s 91.0% 75.0% 98.0% 10
2020s 98.0% 97.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is vaccination coverage in Malta?
Vaccination coverage in Malta was 97.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2010.
How does Malta rank for vaccination coverage?
Malta ranks 27th out of 189 regions with data for 2024.
Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Vaccination coverage
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,723 data points, 1989–2024
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