Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 52.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Papua New Guinea stood at 52.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Papua New Guinea peaked at 52.0% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 143rd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 52.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 52.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.9%, 78% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 38.0% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 44.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 49.5% | 52.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Papua New Guinea?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Papua New Guinea was 52.0% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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