Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
89.6%
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Lowest
26.9%
Mauritania
Median
62.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
537
What the numbers show
Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 89.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; the lowest is 26.9% in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.8%, 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%).
Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 89.6% | 2017 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 87.0% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 83.2% | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Egypt | 80.0% | 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 | 77.0% | 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 | 53.0% | 2019 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.0% | 2022 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 49.0% | 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WPR 87.3%
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 87.3%
- Americas (WHO region) 82.5%
- AMR 82.5%
- Europe (WHO region) 77.8%
- EUR 77.8%
- SEAR 77.3%
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 77.3%
- World 77.1%
- EMR 62.8%
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 62.8%
- AFR 58.1%
- Africa (WHO region) 58.1%