Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 89.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Netherlands, 1980–2024
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 vaccinated, by vaccine in Netherlands is 89.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Netherlands peaked at 96.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.4% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 89.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 128,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 125,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 122,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 118,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Netherlands?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Netherlands was 89.0% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Netherlands ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.