Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 66.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Burkina Faso, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 66.7% 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Burkina Faso peaked at 66.7% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 101st 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 66.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 52.3%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 66.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.8%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 14.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 37.2% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 60.4% | 66.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Burkina Faso?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Burkina Faso was 66.7% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Burkina Faso ranks 101st out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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