Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Australia
Australia: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Australia, 2004–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Australia stood at 92.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Australia peaked at 94.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2008.
Australia ranks 57th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 85.0% | — |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.7% | 80.0% | 89.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 88.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0908 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Australia?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Australia was 92.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Australia ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 Share of children fully vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.