Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Somalia
Somalia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 7.8% in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Somalia, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Somalia stood at 7.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 271.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Somalia peaked at 7.8% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 183rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +15.0% |
| 2026 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 7.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Somalia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Somalia was 7.8% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Somalia ranks 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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