Immunization, measles second dose in European Union
European Union: Immunization, measles second dose was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in European Union, 2000–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
European Union recorded 87.8% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in European Union peaked at 89.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2000.
European Union ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +65.6% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose in European Union changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +65.6% | 28.0% | 46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 26.7% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 72.5% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.2% | 89.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in European Union?
- Immunization, measles second dose in European Union was 87.8% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, measles second dose recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
- How does European Union rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- European Union ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally recommended age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, measles second dose, measures the percentage of children who received two dose of measles containing vaccine according to nationally recommended schedule through routine immunization services in a given year.