Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Italy
Italy: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 69.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Italy, 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 Italy is 69.6%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% 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 Italy peaked at 69.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2000.
That places Italy 98th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.7% | — |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 52.7% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 61.4% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.1% | 69.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 51,731 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,731 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Italy?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Italy was 69.6% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Italy ranks 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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