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
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in AFR, 2000–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near AFR
More gender data for AFR
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 99,145 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 22.7% (2019)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 20.6% (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 123 (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 58.1% (2024)
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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