Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in El Salvador
El Salvador: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 83.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in El Salvador, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 83.1% 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.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in El Salvador peaked at 83.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 35th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.4% | — |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 83.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 83.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.8%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 76.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 79.6% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.2% | 83.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in El Salvador?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in El Salvador was 83.1% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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