AFR vs Netherlands: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern
AFR
56.7%
in 2025
Netherlands
88.3%
in 2026
AFR rank
11th
Netherlands rank
11th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern over time
- AFR
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 88.3% against 56.7% in AFR, a difference of 31.6%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times AFR's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
AFR ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 12 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | AFR | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 88.5% | 50.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 88.1% | 39.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 88.1% | 33.3% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern, AFR or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 88.3% against 56.7% in AFR as of 2026.
- What is the difference in women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern between AFR and Netherlands?
- 31.6%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for AFR and Netherlands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do AFR and Netherlands rank globally for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- AFR ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) - modelled estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.