Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Pakistan
Pakistan: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 55.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 55.6%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Pakistan peaked at 55.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 132nd 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.2% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 36.2% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 43.6% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.1% | 55.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 129 Timor-Leste 57.2% compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 56.3% compare
- 131 Djibouti 55.9% compare
- 133 Saudi Arabia 55.5% compare
- 134 Fiji 55.4% compare
- 135 Sierra Leone 55.1% compare
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Pakistan?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Pakistan was 55.6% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Pakistan ranks 132nd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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