Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ghana
Ghana: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 51.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ghana, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ghana stood at 51.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ghana peaked at 51.8% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 144th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.9% | — |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 25.9% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 32.2% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 46.7% | 51.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 141 Burundi 52.7% compare
- 142 Yemen 52.3% compare
- 143 Papua New Guinea 52.0% compare
- 144 Haiti 51.8% compare
- 146 Afghanistan 50.9% compare
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 50.6% compare
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ghana?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ghana was 51.8% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Ghana ranks 144th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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