Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Guatemala
Guatemala: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 71.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Guatemala, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Guatemala stood at 71.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Guatemala peaked at 71.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 91st 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 50.2% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 62.2% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 69.3% | 71.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,386 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,386 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Guatemala?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Guatemala was 71.6% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Guatemala ranks 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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