Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in India
India: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 77.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in India, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 77.1% for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in India peaked at 77.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2000.
India ranks 68th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 66.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.6% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 75.3% | 77.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near India
- 66 Estonia 77.4% compare
- 67 Latvia 77.2% compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 77.0% compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 76.6% compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 76.3% compare
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in India?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in India was 77.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2000.
- How does India rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- India ranks 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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