Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 55.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 55.5% 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.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Saudi Arabia peaked at 55.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2001.
That places Saudi Arabia 133rd 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.3% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 39.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 40.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 47.4% | 55.5% | 7 |
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More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Saudi Arabia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Saudi Arabia was 55.5% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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