Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 37.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 37.5% 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.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 37.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2006.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
| 2026 | 37.5% | +3.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 37.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 37.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.7%, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 21.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 31.2% | 37.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,642 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,642 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7178 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 37.5% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2006.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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