Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Liberia
Liberia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 48.9% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 48.9%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Liberia peaked at 48.9% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 150th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 2026 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 29.6% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 42.6% | 48.9% | 7 |
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More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,018 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,018 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Liberia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Liberia was 48.9% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Liberia ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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