Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Australia
Australia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 82.7% in 2026. ▬ Flat
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Australia, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Australia is 82.7%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Australia peaked at 82.7% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2008.
Australia ranks 37th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.1% | — |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 80.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 80.7% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 82.3% | 82.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Australia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Australia was 82.7% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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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