Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nepal
Nepal: 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 Nepal, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nepal is 61.6%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nepal peaked at 61.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2000.
Nepal 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2026 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 51.0% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 57.0% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 58.3% | 61.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 112 Türkiye 62.3% compare
- 113 Philippines 61.9% compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 61.8% compare
- 115 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.6% compare
- 115 Mauritius 61.6% compare
- 118 Vanuatu 61.5% compare
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nepal?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nepal 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 Nepal?
- 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 Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Nepal 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 Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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