Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United States of America
United States of America: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 82.2% in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
82.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
40th
of 183 countries
All-time high
82.2%
in 2026
All-time low
80.1%
in 2014
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United States of America, 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 States of America is 82.2%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United States of America peaked at 82.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2014.
United States of America ranks 40th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.7% | — |
| 2001 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 82.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.0% | 80.4% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 80.1% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.6% | 82.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More gender data for United States of America
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United States of America?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in United States of America was 82.2% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2014.
- How does United States of America rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- United States of America ranks 40th 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 States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America 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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