Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Samoa
Samoa: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 32.7% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Samoa, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 32.7% for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in 2026.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Samoa peaked at 34.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 179th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 33.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.2% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.0% | 32.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 176 Angola 33.1% compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.8% compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 32.8% compare
- 180 Comoros 28.1% compare
- 181 Chad 24.7% compare
- 182 South Sudan 22.2% compare
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Samoa?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Samoa was 32.7% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Samoa ranks 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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