Vaccination coverage in Spain
Spain: Vaccination coverage was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Spain, 1996–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 94.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Spain peaked at 97.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2000.
That places Spain 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 82.0% | — |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Spain's 94.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 84.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 77.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Spain?
- Vaccination coverage in Spain was 94.0% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for vaccination coverage?
- Spain ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.