Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Spain
Spain: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Spain, 1981–2024
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 Spain is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Spain peaked at 99.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1981.
Spain ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.0% | — |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +237.5% |
| 1983 | 40.0% | +48.1% |
| 1984 | 68.0% | +70.0% |
| 1985 | 79.0% | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 97.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +237.5% | 8.0% | 27.0% |
| 1984 | +70.0% | 40.0% | 68.0% |
| 1983 | +48.1% | 27.0% | 40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.4% | 8.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 83.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 97.0% compare
- 33 Bhutan 97.0% compare
- 33 Botswana 97.0% compare
- 33 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 33 Iceland 97.0% compare
- 33 India 97.0% compare
- 33 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 33 Russia 97.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 97.0% compare
- 33 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 33 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 33 Tuvalu 97.0% compare
- 33 Uruguay 97.0% compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Spain?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Spain was 97.0% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.