Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nigeria
Nigeria: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 44.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nigeria, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nigeria stood at 44.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nigeria peaked at 44.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 158th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 2026 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 25.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 30.1% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 37.6% | 44.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nigeria?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Nigeria was 44.2% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Nigeria ranks 158th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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