Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zambia
Zambia: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 73.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zambia, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 73.6% 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zambia peaked at 73.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 82nd of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.4% | 36.3% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 56.4% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 69.4% | 73.6% | 7 |
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More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,306 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zambia?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zambia was 73.6% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Zambia ranks 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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