Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malta
Malta: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 74.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malta, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malta stood at 74.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malta peaked at 74.3% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2000.
That places Malta 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.2% | — |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 63.2% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 68.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 72.0% | 74.3% | 7 |
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More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malta?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Malta was 74.3% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Malta ranks 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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