Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in France
France: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in France, 1983–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 95.0% for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in France peaked at 95.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1983.
That places France 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4% | 15.0% | 58.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 71.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 84.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 89.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More health data for France
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 410,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 422,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 401,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 424,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 402,563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in France?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in France was 95.0% 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 vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1983.
- How does France rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- France ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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 vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.