Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 55.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sierra Leone, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sierra Leone stood at 55.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sierra Leone peaked at 55.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 135th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 2026 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 13.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 26.0% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 48.3% | 55.1% | 7 |
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More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,249 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,249 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sierra Leone?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sierra Leone was 55.1% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Sierra Leone ranks 135th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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