Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 90.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nicaragua, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 90.1% 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nicaragua peaked at 90.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 4th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.1% | — |
| 2001 | 78.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 90.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 90.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7% | 77.1% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.7% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.7% | 90.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nicaragua?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nicaragua was 90.1% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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