Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 63.9% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 63.9% for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 63.9% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 107th 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 63.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 63.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 37.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 47.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 59.2% | 63.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More gender data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9834 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 170.29 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 170.29 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,129 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sao Tome and Principe was 63.9% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 107th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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