Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sudan
Sudan: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 37.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sudan, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sudan is 37.5%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sudan peaked at 37.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 166th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2026 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 16.5% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 24.2% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 32.5% | 37.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 163 Central African Republic 39.7% compare
- 164 Guinea 39.0% compare
- 165 Maldives 37.8% compare
- 166 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.5% compare
- 168 Benin 37.1% compare
- 169 Azerbaijan 36.0% compare
More gender data for Sudan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 22,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,803 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,803 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sudan?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Sudan was 37.5% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Sudan ranks 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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