Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bhutan
Bhutan: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 81.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bhutan, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 81.5% 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.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bhutan peaked at 81.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 43rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.7% | — |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 51.7% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 71.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 79.3% | 81.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 40 United States of America 82.2% compare
- 41 Egypt 81.9% compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 81.6% compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 81.3% compare
- 45 South Africa 80.9% compare
- 45 Honduras 80.9% compare
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bhutan?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bhutan was 81.5% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Bhutan ranks 43rd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).