Share of married women ages 15 49 years whose need for family planning is satisfied by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
89.6
North Korea
Lowest
26.9
Mauritania
Median
62.75
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
212
What the numbers show
Share of married women ages 15 49 years whose need for family planning is satisfied is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 89.6 in North Korea; the lowest is 26.9 in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.75, and the mean is 62.5.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 134.5%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 10.8%).
Share of married women ages 15 49 years whose need for family: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 89.6 | 2017 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 87 | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 83.2 | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Egypt | 80 | 2014 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 5 | Kenya | 79.3 | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 77.4 | 2019 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 7 | Malawi | 77.3 | 2019 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 77 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | India | 74.3 | 2019 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 73.9 | 2022 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 72.1 | 2019 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 67.2 | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 64.7 | 2021 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 64.3 | 2021 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 63.6 | 2018 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 61.9 | 2022 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 60.6 | 2021 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 18 | Cambodia | 59.5 | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 58.2 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 20 | Senegal | 55.7 | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 55.1 | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 22 | Jordan | 54.2 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 53 | 2019 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52 | 2022 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 49 | 2022 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 41.9 | 2021 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 27 | Mali | 41.2 | 2018 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 28 | Niger | 38.2 | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 29 | Benin | 36.8 | 2021 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 30 | Mauritania | 26.9 | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |