Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in South Sudan
South Sudan: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 22.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in South Sudan, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 22.2% 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.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in South Sudan peaked at 22.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
That places South Sudan 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +4.4% |
| 2026 | 22.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.8% | 22.2% | 7 |
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More gender data for South Sudan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,664 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,793 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,793 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 165,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 170,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 158,909 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 162,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 153,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in South Sudan?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in South Sudan was 22.2% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does South Sudan rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- South Sudan ranks 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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