Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Libya
Libya: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 42.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Libya, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Libya stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Libya peaked at 42.0% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2014.
Libya ranks 161st 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 41.0% | +2.2% |
| 2026 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 32.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 36.4% | 42.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 63,519 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Libya?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Libya was 42.0% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Libya ranks 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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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