Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Benin
Benin: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 37.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Benin, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 37.1% for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Benin peaked at 37.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 168th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 35.9% | +3.8% |
| 2026 | 37.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 16.7% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 28.9% | 37.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 165 Maldives 37.8% compare
- 166 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.5% compare
- 166 Sudan 37.5% compare
- 169 Azerbaijan 36.0% compare
- 170 Gabon 35.6% compare
- 171 Montenegro 35.4% compare
- 171 Albania 35.4% compare
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Benin?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Benin was 37.1% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Benin ranks 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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