Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Colombia
Colombia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 87.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 87.5%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Colombia peaked at 87.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 15th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 75.0% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.1% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.6% | 87.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 45,238 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Colombia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Colombia was 87.5% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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