Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Kenya
Kenya: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 83.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Kenya, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 83.4% 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Kenya peaked at 83.4% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 47.7% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 62.3% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.4% | 83.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.6% compare
- 33 Argentina 83.5% compare
- 35 El Salvador 83.1% compare
- 36 Lesotho 82.8% compare
- 37 Australia 82.7% compare
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Kenya?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Kenya was 83.4% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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