Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritania
Mauritania: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 34.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritania, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritania stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritania peaked at 34.0% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2026 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 12.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 22.7% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 28.7% | 34.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 171 Montenegro 35.4% compare
- 171 Albania 35.4% compare
- 173 Eritrea 34.1% compare
- 175 North Macedonia 33.5% compare
- 176 Angola 33.1% compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.8% compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 32.8% compare
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritania?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritania was 34.0% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Mauritania ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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