Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Uganda
Uganda: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 65.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Uganda, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 65.2% 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Uganda peaked at 65.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 104th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 28.7% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 37.5% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 55.7% | 65.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 101 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare
- 102 Cook Islands 66.6% compare
- 103 Qatar 65.5% compare
- 105 Greece 64.7% compare
- 106 Ethiopia 64.6% compare
- 107 Sao Tome and Principe 63.9% compare
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Uganda?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Uganda was 65.2% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Uganda ranks 104th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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