Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lesotho
Lesotho: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 82.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 82.8%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lesotho peaked at 82.8% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 36th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.8% | — |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 45.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 68.6% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 80.4% | 82.8% | 7 |
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More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lesotho?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Lesotho was 82.8% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Lesotho ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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