Immunization, Pol3 in Euro area
Euro area: Immunization, Pol3 was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Euro area, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, pol3 in Euro area stood at 92.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Euro area peaked at 96.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1980.
That places Euro area 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 52.5% | — |
| 1981 | 57.4% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 59.5% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 76.3% | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 89.3% | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 86.9% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 85.7% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 85.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 91.1% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 89.5% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 91.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 94.6% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.0% | 52.5% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 89.5% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.0% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.9% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.7% | 93.9% | 5 |
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.4205 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Euro area?
- Immunization, pol3 in Euro area was 92.7% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1980.
- How does Euro area rank for immunization, pol3?
- Euro area ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.