Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Peru
Peru: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 71.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Peru, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Peru stood at 71.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Peru peaked at 71.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2005.
Peru ranks 92nd 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.8% | — |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 57.7% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 60.3% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 67.9% | 71.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Peru?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Peru was 71.2% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Peru ranks 92nd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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