Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malawi
Malawi: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 82.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malawi, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 82.4% 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malawi peaked at 82.4% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 38th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9% | — |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 40.9% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 59.4% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 79.0% | 82.4% | 7 |
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More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,667 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malawi?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malawi was 82.4% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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