Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 70.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bulgaria, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 70.0% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bulgaria peaked at 70.0% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 96th 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.8% | — |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 40.8% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 52.1% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 64.7% | 70.0% | 7 |
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More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bulgaria?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Bulgaria was 70.0% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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