Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Japan
Japan: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 70.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Japan, 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 Japan is 70.4%, measured 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 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Japan peaked at 70.4% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2015.
Japan ranks 95th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.2% | — |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3% | 59.9% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 56.8% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 66.4% | 70.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Japan?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Japan was 70.4% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Japan ranks 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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