Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Europe (WHO region)
Europe (WHO region): Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 75.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Europe (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Europe (WHO region) recorded 75.5% for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 75.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Europe (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.9% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 66.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 71.8% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.0% | 75.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe (WHO region)
More gender data for Europe (WHO region)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 43,358 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 12.3% (2019)
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,010 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 129 (2019)
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 25,200 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 118 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 129 (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 77.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Europe (WHO region)?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Europe (WHO region) was 75.5% in 2025, 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 Europe (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2000.
- How does Europe (WHO region) rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (WHO region) 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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