Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Rwanda
Rwanda: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 78.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 78.7%, measured in 2026. 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 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Rwanda peaked at 78.7% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 58th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 12.6% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 55.2% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 73.8% | 78.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 55 Republic of Korea 79.1% compare
- 56 Cape Verde 78.8% compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 78.8% compare
- 59 Viet Nam 78.5% compare
- 60 Eswatini 78.3% compare
- 61 Portugal 78.2% compare
More gender data for Rwanda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,716 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9861 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,439 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,439 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Rwanda?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Rwanda was 78.7% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Rwanda ranks 58th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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