Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Namibia
Namibia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 80.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Namibia, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Namibia stood at 80.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Namibia peaked at 80.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2000.
That places Namibia 48th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.1% | — |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 63.1% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 73.3% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 78.7% | 80.5% | 7 |
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More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Namibia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Namibia was 80.5% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Namibia ranks 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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