Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) vs India: Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for

Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
62.8%
in 2024
India
74.3%
in 2019
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank
10th
India rank
9th

Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for over time

  • Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
  • India
020406080200020122024

How they compare

India currently reports 74.3% against 62.8% in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), a difference of 11.5%.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 10th and India ranks 9th of 13 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) India Difference Ahead
2000s 56.2% 64.9% 8.7% India
2010s 60.5% 73.5% 13.1% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for, Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) or India?
India, at 74.3% against 62.8% in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) as of 2019.
What is the difference in women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for between Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) and India?
11.5%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) and India?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) and India rank globally for women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for?
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 10th and India ranks 9th of 13 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) vs India: Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-of-reproductive-age-aged-15-49-years-who-have-their-need-for-family-planning/eastern-mediterranean-who-region/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-of-reproductive-age-aged-15-49-years-who-have-their-need-for-family-planning/eastern-mediterranean-who-region/india/">Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) vs India: Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
43 places, 537 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed