Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ireland
Ireland: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 84.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ireland, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 84.3% 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.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ireland peaked at 84.3% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 28th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 79.7% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 83.2% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 83.8% | 84.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,626 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,626 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ireland?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Ireland was 84.3% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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