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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1990

1990, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1990 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 89.0; Somalia is lowest, at 2.1. The middle country reads 51.0.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 1990

HighestCanada

89.0

LowestSomalia

2.1

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

196countries
3measures per country
1990the year it describes
176distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1990, as published. UN DESA Population Division ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	89.0	80.6	93.4	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	88.6	77.9	92.9	Projection
3	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	87.7	77.9	91.8	Projection
4	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	87.3	76.5	91.7	Projection
5	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	86.5	73.9	91.7	Projection
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	85.2	71.9	91.4	Projection
7	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.0	70.4	90.7	Projection
8	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	84.7	80.6	88.2	Interpolation
9	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	84.4	71.8	90.4	Projection
10	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	83.7	70.5	91.2	Projection
11	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	83.6	68.0	90.1	Projection
12	FranceFRAWestern Europe	83.3	71.4	88.7	Projection
13	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	82.4	71.5	89.0	Projection
14	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.3	66.0	90.5	Projection
15	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	81.9	66.7	89.3	Projection
16	UruguayURYSouth America	81.6	70.5	88.2	Projection
17	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	81.2	65.1	89.2	Projection
18	CubaCUBCaribbean	81.1	70.7	88.1	Projection
19	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	80.0	66.2	88.2	Projection
20	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.5	68.2	86.7	Interpolation
21	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	78.7	59.9	87.1	Projection
22	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	76.6	56.4	87.3	Projection
23	Costa RicaCRICentral America	75.9	66.2	82.9	Projection
24	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	75.8	61.7	84.7	Projection
25	BrazilBRASouth America	75.7	67.3	82.2	Interpolation
26	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	73.3	61.0	82.2	Projection
=27	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	72.8	60.5	81.4	Projection
=27	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	72.8	61.5	81.3	Projection
29	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	71.3	55.4	83.0	Projection
30	BahamasBHSCaribbean	70.9	49.4	84.1	Projection
31	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	70.8	47.5	85.4	Projection
32	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	70.4	66.5	74.1	Interpolation
33	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	70.0	61.1	77.9	Projection
34	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	69.8	55.1	78.2	Interpolation
=35	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	69.6	60.3	76.8	Interpolation
=35	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	69.6	55.7	80.4	Projection
37	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	69.3	65.1	73.2	Interpolation
38	PanamaPANCentral America	69.2	56.2	79.4	Interpolation
39	ColombiaCOLSouth America	68.9	64.3	72.8	Interpolation
40	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	68.6	49.0	81.8	Projection
41	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	68.3	53.6	79.3	Projection
42	DominicaDMACaribbean	68.0	49.4	81.3	Projection
43	MontserratMSRCaribbean	67.6	45.2	83.1	Projection
44	SpainESPSouthern Europe	67.3	56.7	75.8	Projection
45	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	67.2	52.0	79.1	Projection
=46	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	65.7	51.1	74.1	Interpolation
=46	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	65.7	53.9	75.5	Projection
48	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	64.6	45.2	79.4	Projection
49	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	64.2	45.2	79.0	Projection
50	VenezuelaVENSouth America	64.1	53.2	73.0	Projection
51	MexicoMEXCentral America	63.9	57.0	69.4	Interpolation
52	ArgentinaARGSouth America	63.8	40.4	80.5	Projection
=53	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	63.5	38.9	79.4	Projection
=53	GuamGUMMicronesia	63.5	40.6	80.0	Projection
55	IsraelISRWestern Asia	63.3	45.2	75.2	Projection
56	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	62.9	46.1	76.2	Projection
=57	ChileCHLSouth America	62.1	38.6	80.4	Projection
=57	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	62.1	45.3	75.6	Projection
59	JapanJPNEastern Asia	61.9	43.1	75.9	Projection
60	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	61.6	51.5	69.7	Projection
61	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	61.4	42.7	77.0	Projection
62	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	61.3	49.4	71.3	Projection
63	SurinameSURSouth America	61.1	44.4	76.2	Projection
64	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	60.6	46.7	72.4	Projection
65	NicaraguaNICCentral America	60.3	50.7	69.2	Projection
=66	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	60.1	46.5	71.6	Projection
=66	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	60.1	49.5	68.2	Interpolation
68	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	60.0	40.0	76.4	Projection
69	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	58.9	52.7	64.5	Interpolation
70	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	58.5	51.5	65.2	Projection
71	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	58.3	43.8	70.8	Projection
=72	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	58.2	51.9	63.3	Projection
=72	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	58.2	46.7	68.5	Interpolation
74	HondurasHNDCentral America	57.9	47.4	67.5	Interpolation
75	BelizeBLZCentral America	57.6	43.1	70.5	Projection
76	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	56.9	35.1	75.2	Projection
77	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	56.7	46.6	65.8	Projection
78	AnguillaAIACaribbean	56.5	33.2	77.8	Projection
=79	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	56.2	39.5	70.4	Projection
=79	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	56.2	48.3	62.9	Projection
81	EcuadorECUSouth America	56.1	48.2	62.9	Interpolation
82	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	55.9	22.9	84.3	Projection
83	BelarusBLREastern Europe	55.7	38.8	70.0	Projection
84	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	55.2	41.4	66.9	Projection
85	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	55.0	40.6	68.4	Projection
86	IranIRNSouthern Asia	53.7	44.5	62.5	Projection
87	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	53.0	34.8	69.4	Projection
=88	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	52.9	37.0	67.0	Interpolation
=88	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	52.9	28.7	77.8	Projection
90	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	52.7	28.9	76.4	Projection
91	ParaguayPRYSouth America	52.4	46.7	57.6	Interpolation
92	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	52.3	32.9	71.0	Projection
93	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	52.2	45.3	58.0	Interpolation
94	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	52.1	37.5	65.6	Projection
95	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	52.0	28.7	74.7	Projection
96	QatarQATWestern Asia	51.9	38.2	65.6	Projection
97	PalauPLWMicronesia	51.2	29.5	72.5	Projection
98	GuyanaGUYSouth America	51.1	39.5	63.3	Projection
99	FijiFJIMelanesia	50.9	32.4	68.6	Projection
100	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	49.8	32.7	66.5	Projection
101	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	49.3	29.6	68.3	Projection
102	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	49.2	29.0	68.2	Projection
103	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	49.0	42.8	55.2	Projection
104	UkraineUKREastern Europe	48.8	25.4	69.5	Projection
105	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	48.5	30.5	66.1	Projection
106	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	48.4	34.7	59.5	Projection
107	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	47.2	26.2	67.3	Projection
108	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	46.7	33.6	59.8	Projection
109	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	45.4	37.7	53.2	Projection
=110	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	44.5	29.4	59.6	Projection
=110	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	44.5	32.0	57.8	Projection
112	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	44.4	30.2	59.8	Projection
113	NauruNRUMicronesia	43.9	24.7	65.0	Projection
114	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	43.4	33.8	52.9	Projection
115	ItalyITASouthern Europe	42.8	24.5	63.7	Projection
116	TongaTONPolynesia	41.6	21.3	64.7	Projection
=117	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	41.3	33.5	49.7	Interpolation
=117	JordanJORWestern Asia	41.3	36.6	46.1	Interpolation
=117	PolandPOLEastern Europe	41.3	28.9	54.9	Projection
120	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	41.0	29.7	53.6	Projection
121	PeruPERSouth America	39.2	32.5	45.7	Interpolation
122	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	38.5	21.7	58.0	Projection
123	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	37.9	22.2	56.4	Projection
124	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	37.8	20.2	58.9	Projection
125	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	37.1	27.3	47.4	Projection
126	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	36.6	26.4	48.2	Projection
=127	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	36.5	22.5	53.7	Projection
=127	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	36.5	21.4	55.4	Projection
129	IraqIRQWestern Asia	34.8	24.3	47.1	Projection
130	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	33.7	19.8	49.4	Projection
=131	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	33.6	21.9	47.2	Projection
=131	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	33.6	21.2	48.0	Projection
=131	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	33.6	25.1	42.5	Projection
134	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	33.5	25.8	42.4	Projection
135	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	33.3	25.7	42.2	Projection
136	KenyaKENEastern Africa	33.0	28.7	37.5	Interpolation
137	SamoaWSMPolynesia	32.7	19.5	49.8	Projection
138	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	32.6	20.5	47.5	Projection
139	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	32.5	25.0	41.0	Projection
140	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	29.9	14.6	48.2	Projection
141	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	29.1	15.5	47.6	Projection
142	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	27.7	14.7	45.0	Projection
143	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	27.3	10.8	57.4	Projection
144	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	26.4	15.4	43.2	Projection
145	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	26.1	14.2	43.7	Projection
=146	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	25.7	12.4	44.5	Projection
=146	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	25.7	18.0	35.7	Projection
148	OmanOMNWestern Asia	24.6	15.4	37.2	Projection
149	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	21.5	15.6	28.8	Interpolation
150	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	20.4	16.9	24.6	Interpolation
151	BoliviaBOLSouth America	20.2	16.1	24.6	Interpolation
152	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	19.7	13.0	29.0	Projection
153	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	18.3	13.6	23.7	Projection
154	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	17.8	12.6	24.1	Projection
155	HaitiHTICaribbean	17.5	13.8	21.9	Interpolation
156	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	16.5	9.1	26.8	Projection
157	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	16.3	11.9	22.6	Projection
158	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	16.1	7.9	31.4	Projection
159	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	16.0	8.8	26.5	Projection
160	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	15.8	12.6	19.4	Interpolation
161	GabonGABMiddle Africa	15.3	6.4	30.2	Projection
162	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	15.2	12.6	18.1	Interpolation
163	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	15.1	8.1	26.6	Projection
164	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	14.9	8.2	24.8	Projection
165	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	14.7	11.0	19.3	Projection
166	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	14.5	11.3	18.6	Projection
167	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	13.7	5.9	30.4	Projection
168	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	13.4	4.9	28.0	Projection
=169	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	13.2	4.4	30.9	Projection
=169	YemenYEMWestern Asia	13.2	10.1	17.4	Projection
171	SenegalSENWestern Africa	12.6	9.8	16.0	Interpolation
172	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	12.5	4.6	27.7	Projection
173	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	11.7	8.6	15.5	Projection
174	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	11.6	6.4	20.2	Projection
175	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	11.4	2.0	37.1	Projection
176	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	11.1	4.1	24.2	Projection
177	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	11.0	7.0	16.4	Projection
178	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	10.4	7.7	13.9	Projection
179	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	10.2	6.1	16.2	Projection
180	TogoTGOWestern Africa	9.3	6.2	13.5	Interpolation
181	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	9.2	2.6	26.8	Projection
182	NigerNERWestern Africa	8.9	5.8	13.0	Projection
=183	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	8.6	3.6	18.1	Projection
=183	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	8.6	5.4	13.1	Projection
=185	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	8.4	4.2	15.3	Projection
=185	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	8.4	5.2	13.4	Projection
187	EritreaERIEastern Africa	8.1	3.9	14.2	Projection
188	MaliMLIWestern Africa	7.8	5.0	11.2	Interpolation
189	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	7.7	4.9	12.0	Projection
190	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	7.4	2.5	19.3	Projection
=191	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	6.6	3.4	10.3	Interpolation
=191	GuineaGINWestern Africa	6.6	4.1	9.8	Projection
193	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	5.6	2.9	10.4	Projection
194	BeninBENWestern Africa	4.8	2.6	8.9	Projection
195	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3.9	1.5	8.8	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	2.1	0.5	6.9	Projection

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Canada89.0
2China88.6
3Finland87.7
4Netherlands87.3
5Belgium86.5

Lowest

196Somalia2.1
195Chad3.9
194Benin4.8
193Mauritania5.6
191Guineashared6.6

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 51.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
Highest2 share it
LowestSomalia0.5
Middle country: 33.4
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada93.4
LowestSomalia6.9
Middle country: 64.9

03Caveats

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Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1990.
176 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 41.3. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UN DESA Population Division publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 196 countries has every column.
Some readings carry a flag
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06Questions

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Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1990?

Canada, at 89.0, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1990 describe?

1990.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1990 cover?

196.

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