Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Cameroon
Cameroon: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 42.9% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Cameroon, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Cameroon is 42.9%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Cameroon peaked at 42.9% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 160th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2026 | 42.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 21.6% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 30.6% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 37.5% | 42.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Cameroon?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Cameroon was 42.9% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Cameroon ranks 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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