Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Eritrea
Eritrea: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 34.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Eritrea, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 34.1% 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.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Eritrea peaked at 34.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 173rd 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2026 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 28.1% | 34.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 170 Gabon 35.6% compare
- 171 Montenegro 35.4% compare
- 171 Albania 35.4% compare
- 174 Mauritania 34.0% compare
- 175 North Macedonia 33.5% compare
- 176 Angola 33.1% compare
More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,575 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,575 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Eritrea?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Eritrea was 34.1% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Eritrea ranks 173rd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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