demographic2023
Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (% of women aged 15-49 years)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
58.4%
Median: 60.0%
Countries Covered
141
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
96.6%
Lowest
Somalia
2.1%
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China96.6%
2France95.5%
3Nicaragua89.8%
4North Korea89.6%
5Brazil89.3%
By Region
South America81.2%(5 countries)
North America75.9%(3 countries)
Europe72.7%(8 countries)
Asia65.3%(19 countries)
Africa62.1%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.1%)High (96.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 58.4%)
South America (5)
North America (3)
Europe (8)
Asia (19)
Africa (9)
Other (97)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 96.6% |
| 2 | France | 95.5% |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 89.8% |
| 4 | North Korea | 89.6% |
| 5 | Brazil | 89.3% |
| 6 | Thailand | 87.0% |
| 7 | Cuba | 86.9% |
| 8 | Sweden | 86.7% |
| 9 | Colombia | 86.6% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 86.5% |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 85.7% |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 84.8% |
| 13 | Bhutan | 84.6% |
| 14 | Mexico | 83.2% |
| 15 | Lesotho | 82.8% |
| 16 | Ecuador | 82.5% |
| 17 | Botswana | 82.1% |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 81.0% |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 80.8% |
| 20 | Marshall Islands | 80.5% |
| 21 | Namibia | 80.4% |
| 22 | Argentina | 80.3% |
| 23 | Egypt | 80.0% |
| 24 | South Africa | 79.7% |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 79.6% |
| 26 | Kenya | 79.3% |
| 27 | Honduras | 79.0% |
| 28 | Paraguay | 78.9% |
| 29 | Jamaica | 78.7% |
| 30 | United States of America | 78.4% |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 77.4% |
| 32 | Malawi | 77.3% |
| 33 | Indonesia | 77.0% |
| 34 | Myanmar | 74.9% |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 74.3% |
| 36 | India | 74.3% |
| 37 | South Korea | 74.1% |
| 38 | Eswatini | 74.1% |
| 39 | Estonia | 74.0% |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 73.9% |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 73.2% |
| 42 | El Salvador | 73.1% |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 73.1% |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 72.4% |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 72.4% |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.3% |
| 47 | Rwanda | 72.1% |
| 48 | Morocco | 72.0% |
| 49 | Vietnam | 72.0% |
| 50 | Barbados | 70.0% |
| 51 | Qatar | 68.9% |
| 52 | Tunisia | 68.7% |
| 53 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 68.6% |
| 54 | Ukraine | 68.0% |
| 55 | Peru | 67.2% |
| 56 | Algeria | 66.3% |
| 57 | Guatemala | 66.1% |
| 58 | Belarus | 66.0% |
| 59 | Zambia | 65.9% |
| 60 | Panama | 65.2% |
| 61 | Belize | 64.9% |
| 62 | Madagascar | 64.7% |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 64.6% |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 64.3% |
| 65 | Mongolia | 63.6% |
| 66 | Uganda | 61.9% |
| 67 | State of Palestine | 61.0% |
| 68 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 60.8% |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 60.6% |
| 70 | Türkiye | 60.2% |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.0% |
| 72 | Cambodia | 59.5% |
| 73 | Moldova, Republic of | 59.5% |
| 74 | Philippines | 58.2% |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 57.7% |
| 76 | Suriname | 57.5% |
| 77 | Senegal | 55.7% |
| 78 | Nepal | 55.1% |
| 79 | Jordan | 54.2% |
| 80 | United Republic of Tanzania | 54.0% |
| 81 | Iraq | 53.8% |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 53.6% |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 53.3% |
| 84 | Kiribati | 53.1% |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 53.0% |
| 86 | Mozambique | 52.1% |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 52.1% |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52.0% |
| 89 | Fiji | 51.3% |
| 90 | Georgia | 51.3% |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 50.7% |
| 92 | Bolivia | 50.3% |
| 93 | Tonga | 49.9% |
| 94 | Malaysia | 49.6% |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 49.2% |
| 96 | Ghana | 49.0% |
| 97 | Pakistan | 48.5% |
| 98 | Liberia | 47.5% |
| 99 | Guyana | 46.6% |
| 100 | Romania | 46.5% |
| 101 | Tuvalu | 46.2% |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 45.9% |
| 103 | Haiti | 45.4% |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.4% |
| 105 | Cameroon | 44.9% |
| 106 | Republic of the Congo | 43.2% |
| 107 | Nauru | 42.5% |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 42.1% |
| 109 | Mauritius | 41.9% |
| 110 | Nigeria | 41.9% |
| 111 | Mali | 41.2% |
| 112 | Republic of The Gambia | 41.1% |
| 113 | Yemen | 40.5% |
| 114 | Armenia | 40.2% |
| 115 | Burundi | 39.6% |
| 116 | Oman | 39.6% |
| 117 | Togo | 39.6% |
| 118 | Serbia | 38.4% |
| 119 | Niger | 38.2% |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 38.0% |
| 121 | Guinea | 37.7% |
| 122 | Gabon | 37.3% |
| 123 | Benin | 36.8% |
| 124 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33.0% |
| 125 | Montenegro | 32.9% |
| 126 | Sudan | 30.2% |
| 127 | Angola | 29.8% |
| 128 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 29.6% |
| 129 | Maldives | 29.2% |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 27.6% |
| 131 | Samoa | 27.0% |
| 132 | Mauritania | 26.9% |
| 133 | Libya | 24.0% |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.9% |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 21.5% |
| 136 | Eritrea | 21.0% |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 20.5% |
| 138 | Chad | 17.5% |
| 139 | Comoros | 17.2% |
| 140 | South Sudan | 5.6% |
| 141 | Somalia | 2.1% |
Showing 141 of 141 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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