Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in New Zealand
New Zealand: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 87.1% in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
87.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 183 countries
All-time high
87.2%
in 2022
All-time low
84.7%
in 2000
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in New Zealand, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in New Zealand stood at 87.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in New Zealand peaked at 87.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.7% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 87.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 87.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.9%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.7% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 86.2% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 87.0% | 87.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in New Zealand?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in New Zealand was 87.1% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- New Zealand ranks 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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