Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 50.9% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Afghanistan, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 50.9% for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Afghanistan peaked at 50.9% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 146th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8% | — |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 2026 | 50.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 20.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 35.7% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 44.2% | 50.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Afghanistan?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Afghanistan was 50.9% in 2026, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Afghanistan ranks 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) - modelled estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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