Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 33.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in North Macedonia, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 33.5% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in North Macedonia peaked at 33.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2000.
That places North Macedonia 175th 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2026 | 33.5% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 18.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 26.6% | 33.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 173 Eritrea 34.1% compare
- 174 Mauritania 34.0% compare
- 176 Angola 33.1% compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.8% compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 32.8% compare
More gender data for North Macedonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 262.64 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,500 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,500 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,412 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,363 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in North Macedonia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in North Macedonia was 33.5% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- North Macedonia ranks 175th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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