Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 75.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bangladesh, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bangladesh stood at 75.2%. 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 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bangladesh peaked at 75.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 76th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.1% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 75.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 75.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 74.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 61.1% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 69.1% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 73.7% | 75.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 73 Russian Federation 75.7% compare
- 74 Saint Kitts and Nevis 75.5% compare
- 74 Kazakhstan 75.5% compare
- 77 Romania 75.1% compare
- 78 Sri Lanka 74.4% compare
- 79 Malta 74.3% compare
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 137,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bangladesh?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bangladesh was 75.2% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Bangladesh ranks 76th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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