How many children get the measles vaccine?
As of 2024, measles vaccination (1-year-olds) is 84.3%: from 13% (1980) to 84%.
Why it changed
Routine immunization programs raised first-dose measles coverage from 13% of the world's one-year-olds to 84%. At the same time, measles is contagious enough to need about 95%: coverage dipped during COVID and has not fully recovered, and outbreaks have returned where it slipped.
Source · World Bank (WHO/UNICEF WUENIC estimates) CC-BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data; WHO/UNICEF WUENIC estimates) Last reviewed 2026-07-13
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What is the source for this number?
World Bank (WHO/UNICEF WUENIC estimates). Last reviewed 2026-07-13 — CC-BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data; WHO/UNICEF WUENIC estimates).
How has this changed since 1980?
from 13% (1980) to 84%. As of 2024, measles vaccination (1-year-olds) stands at 84.3%.
What still isn’t solved?
Measles is contagious enough to need about 95%: coverage dipped during COVID and has not fully recovered, and outbreaks have returned where it slipped.