Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Portugal
Portugal: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 78.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Portugal, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Portugal stood at 78.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Portugal peaked at 78.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.9% | — |
| 2001 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 78.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.2%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 78.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.7%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 70.9% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 75.2% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.9% | 78.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,009 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,009 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2323 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Portugal?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Portugal was 78.2% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Portugal ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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