Countries ranked by Measles vaccination (share of children)

The share of children aged 12 to 23 months who have had a measles vaccination.

#1 Bahrain (99.0%), #1 Brunei (99.0%), #1 Cuba (99.0%), and other countries tied at #1. The last place is Montenegro (23.0%).

How to read this number

The share of children aged 12–23 months who received a measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey.

One dose counts as immunized. This is not the share who received a second dose.

  • Countries listed: 192 (of 193)
  • Data years: 2023–2024 (differs by country)
  • 191 countries use 2024 data

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Sorted from the highest value

RankCountryMeasles vaccination (share of children)YearBar
1= Bahrain 99.0% 2024
1= Brunei 99.0% 2024
1= Cuba 99.0% 2024
1= Cyprus 99.0% 2024
1= Guyana 99.0% 2024
1= Hungary 99.0% 2024
1= Iran 99.0% 2024
1= Jordan 99.0% 2024
1= North Korea 99.0% 2024
1= Sri Lanka 99.0% 2024
1= Luxembourg 99.0% 2024
1= Maldives 99.0% 2024
1= Oman 99.0% 2024
1= Portugal 99.0% 2024
1= Qatar 99.0% 2024
1= Turkmenistan 99.0% 2024
1= Tonga 99.0% 2024
1= Uzbekistan 99.0% 2024
1= St. Vincent & Grenadines 99.0% 2024
20= Andorra 98.0% 2024
20= United Arab Emirates 98.0% 2024
20= Belarus 98.0% 2024
20= Israel 98.0% 2024
20= Kuwait 98.0% 2024
20= Latvia 98.0% 2024
20= Morocco 98.0% 2024
20= Mauritius 98.0% 2024
20= Nauru 98.0% 2024
20= Tajikistan 98.0% 2024
20= Vietnam 98.0% 2024
31= Antigua & Barbuda 97.0% 2024
31= Bhutan 97.0% 2024
31= Botswana 97.0% 2024
31= Egypt 97.0% 2024
31= Spain 97.0% 2024
31= India 97.0% 2024
31= Iceland 97.0% 2024
31= South Korea 97.0% 2024
31= Nepal 97.0% 2024
31= Russia 97.0% 2024
31= Rwanda 97.0% 2024
31= Seychelles 97.0% 2024
31= Singapore 97.0% 2024
31= Tuvalu 97.0% 2024
31= Uruguay 97.0% 2024
46= Armenia 96.0% 2024
46= Bangladesh 96.0% 2024
46= Belgium 96.0% 2024
46= Switzerland 96.0% 2024
46= Germany 96.0% 2024
46= Kyrgyzstan 96.0% 2024
46= Mongolia 96.0% 2024
46= Malaysia 96.0% 2024
46= Norway 96.0% 2024
46= Palau 96.0% 2024
46= Saudi Arabia 96.0% 2024
46= El Salvador 96.0% 2024
46= Tunisia 96.0% 2024
46= Trinidad & Tobago 96.0% 2024
60= China 95.0% 2024
60= Cape Verde 95.0% 2024
60= France 95.0% 2024
60= Italy 95.0% 2024
60= Japan 95.0% 2024
60= St. Kitts & Nevis 95.0% 2024
60= Slovenia 95.0% 2024
60= Türkiye 95.0% 2024
68= Bulgaria 94.0% 2024
68= Denmark 94.0% 2024
68= Algeria 94.0% 2024
68= Finland 94.0% 2024
68= Jamaica 94.0% 2024
68= Slovakia 94.0% 2024
74= Brazil 93.0% 2024
74= Chile 93.0% 2024
74= Colombia 93.0% 2024
74= Costa Rica 93.0% 2024
74= Eritrea 93.0% 2024
74= Kazakhstan 93.0% 2024
74= Mauritania 93.0% 2024
74= Panama 93.0% 2024
74= Sweden 93.0% 2024
74= Thailand 93.0% 2024
84= Canada 92.0% 2024
84= Poland 92.0% 2024
84= United States 92.0% 2024
87= Australia 91.0% 2024
87= Fiji 91.0% 2024
87= Greece 91.0% 2024
87= Iraq 91.0% 2024
87= Ukraine 91.0% 2024
92= Austria 90.0% 2024
92= Georgia 90.0% 2024
92= Ghana 90.0% 2024
92= Guatemala 90.0% 2024
92= Croatia 90.0% 2024
92= Ireland 90.0% 2024
92= Lesotho 90.0% 2024
92= Paraguay 90.0% 2024
92= Sierra Leone 90.0% 2024
92= Uganda 90.0% 2024
92= Zimbabwe 90.0% 2024
103= Czechia 89.0% 2024
103= Dominican Republic 89.0% 2024
103= United Kingdom 89.0% 2024
103= Libya 89.0% 2024
103= Malawi 89.0% 2024
103= Netherlands 89.0% 2024
103= New Zealand 89.0% 2024
103= Peru 89.0% 2024
111= Barbados 88.0% 2024
111= Burkina Faso 88.0% 2024
111= Kenya 88.0% 2024
111= Monaco 88.0% 2024
111= Marshall Islands 88.0% 2024
111= Malta 88.0% 2024
111= Zambia 88.0% 2024
118= Senegal 87.0% 2024
118= São Tomé & Príncipe 87.0% 2024
120= Burundi 86.0% 2024
120= Bahamas 86.0% 2024
120= Lithuania 86.0% 2024
120= Pakistan 86.0% 2024
124= Indonesia 85.0% 2024
124= Nicaragua 85.0% 2023
124= San Marino 85.0% 2024
124= Eswatini 85.0% 2024
124= Samoa 85.0% 2024
129= Belize 84.0% 2024
129= Moldova 84.0% 2024
129= Serbia 84.0% 2024
129= Tanzania 84.0% 2024
133= Estonia 83.0% 2024
133= Grenada 83.0% 2024
133= Gambia 83.0% 2024
133= Cambodia 83.0% 2024
133= St. Lucia 83.0% 2024
138= Argentina 82.0% 2024
138= Liberia 82.0% 2024
140= Albania 81.0% 2024
140= Micronesia 81.0% 2024
140= Niger 81.0% 2024
140= Syria 81.0% 2024
140= Togo 81.0% 2024
145= Dominica 80.0% 2024
145= Mexico 80.0% 2024
145= Philippines 80.0% 2024
148= Honduras 79.0% 2024
148= Kiribati 79.0% 2024
148= Namibia 79.0% 2024
151= Romania 78.0% 2024
151= Solomon Islands 78.0% 2024
153 Haiti 77.0% 2024
154 South Africa 76.0% 2024
155= Côte d’Ivoire 75.0% 2024
155= Djibouti 75.0% 2024
157 Ecuador 74.0% 2024
158= North Macedonia 73.0% 2024
158= Suriname 73.0% 2024
160= Republic of the Congo 72.0% 2024
160= Ethiopia 72.0% 2024
160= Mali 72.0% 2024
160= South Sudan 72.0% 2024
160= Timor-Leste 72.0% 2024
165= Azerbaijan 71.0% 2024
165= Cameroon 71.0% 2024
165= Myanmar 71.0% 2024
165= Venezuela 71.0% 2024
169 Comoros 70.0% 2024
170= Bosnia & Herzegovina 69.0% 2024
170= Laos 69.0% 2024
172= Bolivia 67.0% 2024
172= Lebanon 67.0% 2024
174 Chad 66.0% 2024
175= Guinea-Bissau 65.0% 2024
175= Mozambique 65.0% 2024
177 Somalia 64.0% 2024
178 Vanuatu 61.0% 2024
179 Guinea 60.0% 2024
180= Gabon 57.0% 2024
180= Nigeria 57.0% 2024
182= Afghanistan 55.0% 2024
182= Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.0% 2024
184= Angola 53.0% 2024
184= Equatorial Guinea 53.0% 2024
186= Madagascar 46.0% 2024
186= Sudan 46.0% 2024
188= Benin 44.0% 2024
188= Papua New Guinea 44.0% 2024
190= Central African Republic 41.0% 2024
190= Yemen 41.0% 2024
192 Montenegro 23.0% 2024

Each value is the latest year available for that country (see the Year column), so the years can differ from country to country.

Data is available for 192 of 193 countries. The rest are not listed.

Source: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months), indicator SH.IMM.MEAS. Processed by this site. data.worldbank.org

How it has changed (1986–2024)

See how measles vaccination (share of children) has changed across the world’s countries from 1986 to 2024.

  • In 1986, 3 countries tied for first (99.0%).
  • In 2024, 19 countries tied for first (99.0%).
  • Japan’s measles vaccination (share of children) went from 74.0% in 1986 to 95.0% in 2024 (up 21 points).
  • Japan ranked #49 of 154 countries in 1986 and #60 of 191 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable. Countries with the same value share the same rank.
Measles vaccination (share of children): Japan and countries at the top, middle and bottom of the 2024 rankingFrom 1986 to 2024. Last values: Bahrain 99.0%, Switzerland 96.0%, Japan 95.0%, Croatia 90.0%, Dominica 80.0%, Montenegro 23.0%.0501001990200020102024BahrainBahrainSwitzerlandSwitzerlandJapanJapanCroatiaCroatiaDominicaDominicaMontenegroMontenegro
Key years for Japan and countries at the top, middle and bottom of the 2024 ranking
Country19862000201020202024
Bahrain78.0%98.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
Switzerland70.0%82.0%92.0%97.0%96.0%
Japan74.0%96.0%94.0%98.0%95.0%
Croatia–93.0%96.0%91.0%90.0%
Dominica97.0%99.0%99.0%92.0%80.0%
Montenegro––90.0%24.0%23.0%
Countries with data154189191192191

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