Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malaysia
Malaysia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 54.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 54.2%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malaysia peaked at 54.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 136th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.3% | — |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 47.3% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 49.4% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 50.9% | 54.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 133 Saudi Arabia 55.5% compare
- 134 Fiji 55.4% compare
- 135 Sierra Leone 55.1% compare
- 137 Georgia 54.0% compare
- 138 Solomon Islands 53.9% compare
- 139 Naoero 52.9% compare
- 139 Mozambique 52.9% compare
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malaysia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malaysia was 54.2% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Malaysia ranks 136th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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