Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 74.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sri Lanka, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 74.4% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sri Lanka peaked at 74.4% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 78th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.4% | — |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.7% | 64.4% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 70.6% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.2% | 74.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 76 Bangladesh 75.2% compare
- 77 Romania 75.1% compare
- 79 Malta 74.3% compare
- 80 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74.0% compare
- 81 Panama 73.9% compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sri Lanka?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sri Lanka was 74.4% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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