Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iceland
Iceland: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 98.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iceland, 2003–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iceland is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iceland peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2021.
That places Iceland 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 92.0% | — |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -89.2% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +700.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.3% | 89.0% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 90.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 10.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iceland?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iceland was 98.0% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Iceland ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.