Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gabon
Gabon: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 35.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gabon, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gabon is 35.6%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gabon peaked at 35.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 170th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
| 2026 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 22.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.3% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.2% | 35.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 168 Benin 37.1% compare
- 169 Azerbaijan 36.0% compare
- 171 Montenegro 35.4% compare
- 171 Albania 35.4% compare
- 173 Eritrea 34.1% compare
More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gabon?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gabon was 35.6% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Gabon ranks 170th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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