Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Senegal
Senegal: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 58.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Senegal, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Senegal stood at 58.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Senegal peaked at 58.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 123rd of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 57.4% | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 19.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 29.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 53.8% | 58.1% | 7 |
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More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Senegal?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Senegal was 58.1% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Senegal ranks 123rd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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