Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 81.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Netherlands, 2002–2024
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 Netherlands is 81.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Netherlands peaked at 98.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96.0% | — |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.4% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 81.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Netherlands?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Netherlands was 81.0% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Netherlands ranks 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.