Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gambia
Gambia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 45.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gambia, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gambia stood at 45.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gambia peaked at 45.7% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 155th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 43.7% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 44.7% | +2.3% |
| 2026 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 27.5% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 26.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 39.2% | 45.7% | 7 |
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More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gambia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Gambia was 45.7% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Gambia ranks 155th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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