Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Korea
Korea: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 79.1% in 2026. ▬ Flat
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Korea, 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 Korea is 79.1%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Korea peaked at 79.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2011.
Korea ranks 55th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.6% | 76.0% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 75.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.4% | 79.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Korea?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Korea was 79.1% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2011.
- How does Korea rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Korea ranks 55th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea 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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