Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Maldives
Maldives: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 37.8% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Maldives, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 37.8% for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Maldives peaked at 49.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2017.
That places Maldives 165th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1% | — |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 2026 | 37.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 42.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 30.9% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 32.2% | 37.8% | 7 |
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More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Maldives?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Maldives was 37.8% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Maldives ranks 165th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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