Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Iraq
Iraq: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 59.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 59.8%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Iraq peaked at 59.8% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 121st out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 45.7% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 54.1% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.2% | 59.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Iraq?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Iraq was 59.8% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Iraq ranks 121st out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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