Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): 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 Africa (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Africa (WHO region) stood at 56.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is 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 Africa (WHO region) 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 Africa (WHO region), 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 Africa (WHO region)
More gender data for Africa (WHO region)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 99,145 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 20.6% (2019)
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 5,390 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 123 (2019)
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 49,100 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 111 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 122 (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 Africa (WHO region)?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Africa (WHO region) 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 Africa (WHO region)?
- 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 Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Africa (WHO region) 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 Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) 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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