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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1996

1996, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1996 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. China is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 2.6. The middle country reads 54.6. Against 1995, 192 values changed (181 up, 11 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 1996

HighestChina

92.4

LowestSomalia

2.6

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
1996the year it describes
178distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1996, 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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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1996: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.4	84.3	95.4	Interpolation
2	CanadaCANNorthern America	90.3	82.5	94.2	Projection
3	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	88.9	85.3	91.6	Interpolation
4	FranceFRAWestern Europe	87.7	75.7	91.9	Interpolation
=5	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	87.4	76.7	91.8	Projection
=5	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	87.4	75.2	92.5	Projection
7	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	87.2	76.3	92.3	Projection
8	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	86.6	73.6	91.8	Projection
9	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	85.8	72.3	91.7	Projection
10	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	85.3	70.5	91.1	Projection
11	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.0	77.3	89.9	Projection
12	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	84.8	69.6	91.9	Projection
13	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	84.7	71.4	92.1	Projection
14	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	84.6	70.1	91.0	Projection
15	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	84.2	71.5	89.9	Projection
16	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	83.9	69.0	90.2	Projection
17	CubaCUBCaribbean	83.1	72.9	89.7	Projection
18	UruguayURYSouth America	82.9	71.5	89.7	Projection
19	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	81.8	64.7	89.1	Projection
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	80.8	68.3	88.0	Projection
21	United StatesUSANorthern America	80.2	69.7	86.9	Interpolation
22	BrazilBRASouth America	80.0	76.8	82.7	Interpolation
23	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	79.6	64.2	87.5	Projection
24	Costa RicaCRICentral America	79.5	70.4	85.6	Interpolation
25	SpainESPSouthern Europe	78.4	71.5	83.6	Projection
26	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	77.9	72.2	82.7	Projection
27	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	77.6	64.2	85.7	Interpolation
28	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	76.3	73.7	78.9	Interpolation
29	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	76.2	73.5	78.7	Interpolation
30	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	75.7	62.8	84.4	Projection
31	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	75.3	61.8	83.7	Projection
32	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	74.6	70.4	78.4	Interpolation
=33	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	74.0	59.6	81.8	Interpolation
=33	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	74.0	53.6	86.0	Projection
=35	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	73.4	63.7	80.6	Interpolation
=35	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	73.4	57.8	81.6	Interpolation
37	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	73.2	54.9	85.4	Projection
38	BahamasBHSCaribbean	72.4	50.2	85.8	Projection
39	ColombiaCOLSouth America	72.1	67.0	76.3	Interpolation
40	MexicoMEXCentral America	71.8	65.5	76.4	Interpolation
41	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	71.6	55.8	82.4	Projection
42	NicaraguaNICCentral America	71.1	66.2	75.7	Interpolation
43	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	71.0	61.0	79.6	Projection
44	VenezuelaVENSouth America	70.7	61.6	77.0	Projection
=45	DominicaDMACaribbean	70.6	50.7	84.1	Projection
=45	PanamaPANCentral America	70.6	57.2	80.7	Interpolation
47	MontserratMSRCaribbean	70.3	47.5	85.4	Projection
48	ArgentinaARGSouth America	70.2	53.7	81.4	Projection
49	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	70.1	62.9	76.0	Projection
50	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	69.9	53.5	81.5	Projection
51	ChileCHLSouth America	69.0	50.9	82.0	Projection
52	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	68.8	57.8	76.7	Projection
=53	IranIRNSouthern Asia	68.6	61.9	74.5	Projection
=53	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	68.6	57.4	77.2	Projection
55	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	68.0	57.0	77.2	Projection
56	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	67.8	62.6	71.0	Interpolation
57	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	67.7	55.3	77.1	Interpolation
58	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	67.6	46.7	82.6	Projection
=59	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	67.4	44.7	78.8	Interpolation
=59	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	67.4	56.2	75.5	Projection
61	GuamGUMMicronesia	67.3	46.5	80.6	Projection
62	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	66.9	62.2	71.2	Interpolation
63	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	66.5	59.1	72.7	Projection
=64	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	66.0	60.0	71.3	Interpolation
=64	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	66.0	49.4	78.9	Projection
66	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	65.9	45.7	80.8	Projection
67	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	65.4	42.0	81.1	Projection
68	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	65.2	58.5	71.4	Interpolation
69	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	65.0	52.5	75.2	Projection
70	SurinameSURSouth America	64.2	51.3	75.5	Projection
71	EcuadorECUSouth America	64.1	55.0	71.8	Interpolation
72	IsraelISRWestern Asia	64.0	42.3	78.8	Projection
=73	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	63.6	57.4	69.4	Interpolation
=73	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	63.6	42.0	80.6	Projection
75	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	63.4	49.7	71.4	Projection
76	JapanJPNEastern Asia	63.3	46.5	75.8	Projection
77	BelizeBLZCentral America	62.8	50.4	73.2	Interpolation
78	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	62.7	45.4	78.1	Projection
=79	HondurasHNDCentral America	62.6	52.8	71.4	Interpolation
=79	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	62.6	55.5	68.3	Interpolation
81	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	62.0	50.7	71.5	Interpolation
=82	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	61.6	47.0	74.1	Projection
=82	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	61.6	43.8	76.0	Projection
84	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	61.1	51.2	68.8	Projection
85	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	61.0	52.9	68.0	Projection
86	ParaguayPRYSouth America	60.7	52.5	68.0	Interpolation
87	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	60.4	46.5	71.2	Projection
88	AnguillaAIACaribbean	60.1	38.8	78.0	Projection
89	BelarusBLREastern Europe	60.0	48.7	69.5	Projection
90	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	59.9	27.3	87.2	Projection
91	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	58.4	53.9	62.5	Interpolation
92	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	56.6	44.8	66.7	Interpolation
93	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	56.1	33.5	76.4	Projection
94	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	56.0	33.2	77.8	Projection
95	UkraineUKREastern Europe	55.7	37.9	70.6	Projection
96	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	55.3	41.3	68.0	Projection
97	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	55.0	40.5	67.6	Projection
98	QatarQATWestern Asia	54.8	41.0	68.0	Projection
99	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	54.3	49.1	58.9	Interpolation
100	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	54.2	30.1	76.2	Projection
101	PalauPLWMicronesia	53.6	33.8	72.7	Projection
102	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	53.2	37.1	67.7	Interpolation
103	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	53.0	41.6	64.0	Projection
104	GuyanaGUYSouth America	52.9	42.2	64.0	Projection
105	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	51.9	36.8	66.6	Projection
106	ItalyITASouthern Europe	51.5	35.2	66.8	Interpolation
107	FijiFJIMelanesia	51.4	32.2	69.5	Projection
108	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	50.9	32.6	67.2	Projection
109	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	50.6	35.7	63.9	Projection
110	JordanJORWestern Asia	50.5	43.7	56.6	Interpolation
111	PeruPERSouth America	50.4	44.9	55.7	Interpolation
112	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	50.0	38.9	60.9	Projection
113	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	49.7	41.1	58.8	Projection
114	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	49.3	41.9	57.1	Interpolation
115	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	49.1	37.6	61.2	Projection
116	PolandPOLEastern Europe	48.5	33.3	63.4	Projection
117	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	47.6	39.5	54.9	Projection
118	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	47.1	33.5	60.9	Projection
119	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	46.9	37.8	55.5	Interpolation
=120	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	46.8	31.8	61.8	Projection
=120	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	46.8	41.6	51.8	Interpolation
122	NauruNRUMicronesia	45.9	28.9	64.5	Projection
123	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	45.6	33.7	58.9	Projection
124	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	44.8	34.0	55.8	Projection
125	KenyaKENEastern Africa	44.4	39.4	49.3	Interpolation
=126	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	44.0	28.7	61.7	Projection
=126	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	44.0	32.5	55.8	Projection
128	TongaTONPolynesia	43.6	25.0	64.2	Projection
129	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	43.4	34.6	52.2	Projection
130	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	43.1	38.6	47.9	Interpolation
131	IraqIRQWestern Asia	42.1	30.0	55.2	Projection
132	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	41.6	29.2	56.2	Projection
133	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	41.2	26.2	58.6	Projection
134	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	40.7	36.2	44.9	Interpolation
135	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	39.5	24.0	57.4	Projection
136	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	39.1	25.4	54.7	Interpolation
137	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	36.4	25.7	47.5	Projection
138	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.3	29.4	44.2	Projection
139	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	35.8	24.4	48.9	Projection
140	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	35.4	28.1	43.8	Projection
141	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	35.0	21.9	50.2	Projection
142	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	34.9	22.5	50.1	Projection
143	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	34.0	13.8	66.6	Projection
144	OmanOMNWestern Asia	33.3	23.1	45.8	Projection
145	SamoaWSMPolynesia	33.2	23.4	44.7	Projection
146	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	33.0	22.9	44.4	Projection
147	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	32.7	19.6	47.0	Projection
148	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	31.7	28.7	34.9	Interpolation
149	BoliviaBOLSouth America	29.8	24.2	35.7	Interpolation
150	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	29.7	25.3	34.9	Interpolation
151	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	29.2	25.9	32.6	Interpolation
152	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	28.2	24.3	32.6	Interpolation
153	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	26.5	18.3	37.1	Projection
154	HaitiHTICaribbean	26.2	22.1	30.6	Interpolation
155	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	25.6	15.2	40.0	Projection
156	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	24.5	17.1	34.0	Interpolation
157	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	24.3	19.2	30.1	Interpolation
158	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	23.6	19.6	27.8	Interpolation
159	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	23.5	18.4	29.6	Projection
160	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	23.1	19.2	27.3	Interpolation
161	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	22.7	19.3	26.6	Interpolation
162	GabonGABMiddle Africa	22.1	12.9	33.7	Projection
163	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	22.0	17.2	27.6	Projection
164	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	21.2	11.8	33.9	Projection
165	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	20.4	11.6	33.9	Projection
=166	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	18.6	11.1	30.1	Projection
=166	SenegalSENWestern Africa	18.6	15.7	21.8	Interpolation
168	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	18.0	14.2	22.4	Interpolation
=169	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	17.6	13.3	22.7	Interpolation
=169	YemenYEMWestern Asia	17.6	14.2	22.1	Interpolation
171	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	17.5	13.7	21.9	Interpolation
172	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	17.2	8.2	34.3	Projection
173	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	17.1	8.5	32.0	Projection
174	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	17.0	11.4	25.1	Interpolation
=175	NigerNERWestern Africa	16.5	12.6	21.0	Interpolation
=175	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	16.5	11.1	24.1	Projection
177	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	16.1	12.7	20.3	Interpolation
178	TogoTGOWestern Africa	16.0	11.3	21.8	Interpolation
=179	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	15.8	8.0	27.3	Projection
=179	MaliMLIWestern Africa	15.8	13.6	18.2	Interpolation
181	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	15.6	12.0	19.8	Interpolation
182	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	15.5	7.3	29.1	Projection
183	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	14.3	5.6	30.9	Projection
184	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	14.1	10.1	19.0	Interpolation
=185	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	13.4	8.2	20.3	Interpolation
=185	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	13.4	3.1	38.0	Projection
=187	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	13.2	8.0	20.7	Projection
=187	EritreaERIEastern Africa	13.2	10.7	16.2	Interpolation
189	GuineaGINWestern Africa	11.8	8.6	15.8	Interpolation
190	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	11.4	7.1	17.7	Projection
191	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	10.8	8.0	14.7	Projection
192	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	9.9	6.2	15.9	Projection
193	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	9.6	4.1	20.8	Projection
194	BeninBENWestern Africa	9.1	7.5	11.0	Interpolation
195	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	6.6	4.8	9.0	Interpolation
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	2.6	0.7	8.8	Projection

02In 1996

At either end

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

Highest

1China92.4
2Canada90.3
3Thailand88.9
4France87.7
5Finlandshared87.4

Lowest

196Somalia2.6
195Chad6.6
194Benin9.1
193South Sudan9.6
192Mauritania9.9

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 54.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestThailand85.3
LowestSomalia0.7
Middle country: 41.2
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestChina95.4
LowestSomalia8.8
Middle country: 67.9

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
192values changed, of 196 in both
181 · 11rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

Malawi25.2 → 28.2+3.0
Romania36.4 → 39.1+2.7
Myanmar46.6 → 49.3+2.7
Uganda21.2 → 23.6+2.4
Cabo Verde61.0 → 63.4+2.4

Fell most

Timor-Leste55.6 → 54.3−1.3
Rwanda17.0 → 16.1−0.9
Trinidad and Tobago57.3 → 56.6−0.7
Finland87.7 → 87.4−0.3
Armenia33.2 → 33.0−0.2

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2024 release
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 1996.
178 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 87.4. 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
UN DESA Population Division marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Interpolation, Projection.

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07Questions

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1996: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1996?

China, at 92.4, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1996 describe?

1996.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1996 cover?

196.

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