Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 61.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 61.8%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United Arab Emirates peaked at 61.8% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 114th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.7% | — |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 61.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.2%, 79% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 61.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 62.4%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 46.7% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 54.0% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 59.1% | 61.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 111 Syrian Arab Republic 63.0% compare
- 112 Türkiye 62.3% compare
- 113 Philippines 61.9% compare
- 115 Nepal 61.6% compare
- 115 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.6% compare
- 115 Mauritius 61.6% compare
More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,950 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,240 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,240 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United Arab Emirates?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United Arab Emirates was 61.8% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 114th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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