Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in AFR

AFR: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 56.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
56.7%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
11th
of 12 groups
All-time high
56.7%
in 2025
All-time low
33.5%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in AFR, 2000–2025

02040602000201220252000: 33.52001: 34.52002: 35.52003: 36.32004: 37.12005: 37.82006: 38.72007: 39.72008: 40.72009: 42.12010: 43.52011: 44.92012: 46.32013: 47.62014: 48.72015: 49.72016: 50.52017: 51.22018: 522019: 52.52020: 53.12021: 53.82022: 54.52023: 55.22024: 55.92025: 56.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

AFR recorded 56.7% for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in AFR peaked at 56.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in AFR, year by year

Annual values for Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) - modelled estimates in AFR, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 33.5%
2001 34.5% +2.9%
2002 35.5% +2.7%
2003 36.3% +2.5%
2004 37.1% +2.1%
2005 37.8% +2.0%
2006 38.7% +2.3%
2007 39.7% +2.5%
2008 40.7% +2.7%
2009 42.1% +3.3%
2010 43.5% +3.3%
2011 44.9% +3.2%
2012 46.3% +3.1%
2013 47.6% +2.7%
2014 48.7% +2.3%
2015 49.7% +2.1%
2016 50.5% +1.6%
2017 51.2% +1.4%
2018 52.0% +1.5%
2019 52.5% +1.1%
2020 53.1% +1.1%
2021 53.8% +1.3%
2022 54.5% +1.2%
2023 55.2% +1.3%
2024 55.9% +1.3%
2025 56.7% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.6% 33.5% 42.1% 10
2010s 48.7% 43.5% 52.5% 10
2020s 54.8% 53.1% 56.7% 6

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  4. 11 Netherlands 88.3% compare
  5. 12 Austria 88.1% compare
  6. 13 Germany 88.0% compare
  7. 14 Denmark 87.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in AFR?
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in AFR was 56.7% in 2025, 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 AFR?
The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2025.
What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in AFR?
The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2000.
How does AFR rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
AFR ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in AFR?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this AFR 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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Indicator
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) - modelled estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 5,307 data points, 2000–2026
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