Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in South Korea
South Korea: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in South Korea, 2000–2024
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 South Korea is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in South Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 26th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +71.8% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +41.8% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 39.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.49 % 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 0.0497 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -3.64 % 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 0.0523 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in South Korea?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in South Korea was 96.0% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- South Korea ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.