Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Congo
Congo: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 48.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Congo, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Congo stood at 48.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Congo peaked at 48.3% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2000.
That places Congo 152nd 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.2% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2026 | 48.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 17.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 30.4% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 41.3% | 48.3% | 7 |
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More gender data for Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,740 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,543 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,543 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 93,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 95,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 91,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 93,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 89,756 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Congo?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Congo was 48.3% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Congo ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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