Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 74.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 74.0% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 74.0% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2000.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 80th 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.1% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 45.1% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 60.5% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 71.3% | 74.0% | 7 |
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More gender data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 74.0% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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