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Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
18.1value
Median: 17.3value
Countries Covered
151
with available data
Highest
Libya
40.2value
Lowest
France
1.7value
Top 5 Countries
1Libya40.2value
2Samoa38.9value
3Haiti38.0value
4Angola38.0value
5Central African Republic37.6value
By Region
Other20.8value(100 countries)
Africa19.3value(9 countries)
Asia13.5value(19 countries)
North America10.6value(3 countries)
Europe10.4value(15 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.7value)High (40.2value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.1value)
Other (100)
Africa (9)
Asia (19)
North America (3)
Europe (15)
South America (5)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 40.2value |
| 2 | Samoa | 38.9value |
| 3 | Haiti | 38.0value |
| 4 | Angola | 38.0value |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 37.6value |
| 6 | Comoros | 36.9value |
| 7 | Somalia | 36.6value |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 34.7value |
| 9 | Togo | 34.0value |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.8value |
| 11 | Gabon | 33.4value |
| 12 | Liberia | 33.4value |
| 13 | Maldives | 31.4value |
| 14 | Mauritania | 31.1value |
| 15 | Guyana | 30.5value |
| 16 | Chad | 30.2value |
| 17 | Benin | 29.9value |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 29.7value |
| 19 | Burundi | 29.7value |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.7value |
| 21 | Yemen | 28.7value |
| 22 | Suriname | 28.4value |
| 23 | Eritrea | 27.4value |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.1value |
| 25 | Malaysia | 26.7value |
| 26 | Mozambique | 26.6value |
| 27 | Sudan | 26.6value |
| 28 | South Sudan | 26.3value |
| 29 | Tuvalu | 26.2value |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 25.9value |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | 25.3value |
| 32 | Fiji | 25.3value |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 24.8value |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 24.5value |
| 35 | Republic of The Gambia | 24.2value |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 24.2value |
| 37 | Panama | 24.2value |
| 38 | Mali | 23.9value |
| 39 | Nigeria | 23.9value |
| 40 | Georgia | 23.7value |
| 41 | Nauru | 23.5value |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.4value |
| 43 | Ghana | 23.4value |
| 44 | Bolivia | 23.2value |
| 45 | Cameroon | 23.0value |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 22.7value |
| 47 | Mongolia | 22.6value |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.4value |
| 49 | Belize | 22.2value |
| 50 | Guinea | 22.1value |
| 51 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 22.0value |
| 52 | Tonga | 21.8value |
| 53 | Uganda | 21.8value |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 21.4value |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 21.2value |
| 56 | Moldova, Republic of | 21.2value |
| 57 | Niger | 21.1value |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.1value |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 21.0value |
| 60 | Montenegro | 21.0value |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.0value |
| 62 | Nepal | 20.8value |
| 63 | Eswatini | 20.4value |
| 64 | Barbados | 19.9value |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.7value |
| 66 | Zambia | 19.7value |
| 67 | Senegal | 19.1value |
| 68 | Venezuela | 18.9value |
| 69 | Lithuania | 18.0value |
| 70 | Republic of the Congo | 17.9value |
| 71 | Oman | 17.8value |
| 72 | El Salvador | 17.7value |
| 73 | Belarus | 17.5value |
| 74 | Namibia | 17.5value |
| 75 | Kiribati | 17.3value |
| 76 | Pakistan | 17.3value |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 17.0value |
| 78 | Latvia | 16.8value |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 16.7value |
| 80 | Tunisia | 16.5value |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.4value |
| 82 | Myanmar | 16.2value |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 15.5value |
| 84 | Malawi | 15.4value |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 15.4value |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 15.3value |
| 87 | Albania | 15.2value |
| 88 | South Africa | 14.9value |
| 89 | Madagascar | 14.6value |
| 90 | Iraq | 14.3value |
| 91 | Algeria | 14.1value |
| 92 | Guatemala | 13.9value |
| 93 | Kenya | 13.9value |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 13.7value |
| 95 | Rwanda | 13.6value |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.3value |
| 97 | State of Palestine | 12.9value |
| 98 | Honduras | 12.9value |
| 99 | Lesotho | 12.6value |
| 100 | Egypt | 12.6value |
| 101 | Argentina | 12.5value |
| 102 | Mauritius | 12.5value |
| 103 | Armenia | 12.5value |
| 104 | Philippines | 12.4value |
| 105 | Qatar | 12.4value |
| 106 | Paraguay | 12.1value |
| 107 | Romania | 11.9value |
| 108 | Italy | 11.8value |
| 109 | Spain | 11.8value |
| 110 | Bhutan | 11.7value |
| 111 | Türkiye | 11.6value |
| 112 | Cambodia | 11.5value |
| 113 | Morocco | 11.3value |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 11.0value |
| 115 | Jordan | 10.8value |
| 116 | Mexico | 10.8value |
| 117 | Indonesia | 10.6value |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 10.4value |
| 119 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 10.3value |
| 120 | Vietnam | 10.1value |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 10.0value |
| 122 | Turkmenistan | 9.7value |
| 123 | Botswana | 9.6value |
| 124 | India | 9.4value |
| 125 | Estonia | 9.3value |
| 126 | Slovenia | 9.2value |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.0value |
| 128 | Thailand | 8.9value |
| 129 | Peru | 8.9value |
| 130 | Serbia | 8.8value |
| 131 | Cuba | 8.8value |
| 132 | South Korea | 8.6value |
| 133 | United Kingdom | 8.1value |
| 134 | Marshall Islands | 8.1value |
| 135 | Russian Federation | 8.0value |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 7.5value |
| 137 | United States of America | 7.2value |
| 138 | Ecuador | 7.1value |
| 139 | Colombia | 7.0value |
| 140 | Hungary | 7.0value |
| 141 | Jamaica | 7.0value |
| 142 | North Korea | 6.6value |
| 143 | Brazil | 6.0value |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 5.8value |
| 145 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.7value |
| 146 | Ukraine | 4.9value |
| 147 | Czech Republic | 4.3value |
| 148 | Puerto Rico | 4.0value |
| 149 | Belgium | 3.4value |
| 150 | People's Republic of China | 2.3value |
| 151 | France | 1.7value |
Showing 151 of 151 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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