Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritius
Mauritius: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 61.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritius, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 61.6% 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.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritius peaked at 61.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2014.
Mauritius ranks 115th 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 60.8% | +1.5% |
| 2026 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 52.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.4% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 56.3% | 61.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 112 Türkiye 62.3% compare
- 113 Philippines 61.9% compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 61.8% compare
- 115 Nepal 61.6% compare
- 115 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.6% compare
- 118 Vanuatu 61.5% compare
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritius?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Mauritius was 61.6% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Mauritius ranks 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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