Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 64.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ethiopia, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 64.6% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ethiopia peaked at 64.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 106th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 2026 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 14.3% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 46.8% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 61.0% | 64.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ethiopia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ethiopia was 64.6% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Ethiopia ranks 106th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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