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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1998

1998, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1998 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. China is highest, at 92.9; Somalia is lowest, at 2.8. The middle country reads 55.5. Against 1997, 191 values changed (178 up, 13 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 1998

HighestChina

92.9

LowestSomalia

2.8

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
1998the year it describes
170distinct 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, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.9	85.1	95.7	Interpolation
2	CanadaCANNorthern America	90.6	82.7	94.4	Projection
3	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	89.6	85.9	92.5	Interpolation
4	FranceFRAWestern Europe	88.8	76.6	92.7	Interpolation
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	87.5	76.9	92.5	Projection
6	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	87.4	74.7	92.6	Projection
7	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	87.1	76.5	91.3	Projection
8	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	86.5	73.2	91.8	Projection
9	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	86.2	72.2	92.1	Projection
=10	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	85.4	70.5	91.5	Projection
=10	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	85.4	71.1	91.2	Projection
12	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	85.1	70.2	92.0	Projection
=13	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	85.0	71.1	92.7	Projection
=13	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	85.0	73.3	89.9	Projection
15	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	84.6	77.4	89.4	Projection
16	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	84.1	69.2	90.4	Projection
17	CubaCUBCaribbean	83.7	74.1	90.0	Projection
18	UruguayURYSouth America	83.3	71.9	90.1	Projection
19	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	82.4	65.7	89.3	Projection
=20	BrazilBRASouth America	81.6	76.9	85.5	Interpolation
=20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	81.6	69.0	88.8	Projection
22	SpainESPSouthern Europe	80.9	74.7	85.4	Projection
23	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	80.8	65.5	88.5	Projection
24	Costa RicaCRICentral America	80.4	71.6	86.3	Interpolation
25	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.7	69.7	86.5	Interpolation
26	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	79.5	76.2	82.3	Interpolation
=27	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	78.0	74.8	80.8	Interpolation
=27	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	78.0	64.3	86.1	Projection
29	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	77.2	72.1	81.7	Interpolation
30	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	77.1	74.3	79.6	Interpolation
31	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	76.2	62.7	84.9	Projection
32	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	75.9	61.6	83.9	Interpolation
33	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	75.4	61.6	84.2	Projection
34	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	75.1	55.4	86.3	Projection
35	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	74.5	65.3	81.3	Interpolation
=36	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	74.4	58.4	82.7	Interpolation
=36	NicaraguaNICCentral America	74.4	71.6	77.0	Interpolation
38	MexicoMEXCentral America	74.1	67.5	78.8	Interpolation
39	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	73.6	54.7	86.0	Projection
40	ColombiaCOLSouth America	73.3	68.1	77.6	Interpolation
41	BahamasBHSCaribbean	72.8	50.2	86.5	Projection
42	VenezuelaVENSouth America	72.7	63.8	78.6	Interpolation
43	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	72.6	55.5	83.8	Projection
44	ArgentinaARGSouth America	72.2	57.5	81.8	Projection
45	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	71.4	60.5	80.7	Projection
=46	DominicaDMACaribbean	71.3	50.8	84.9	Projection
=46	MontserratMSRCaribbean	71.3	48.1	86.1	Projection
48	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	71.1	65.9	73.9	Interpolation
49	PanamaPANCentral America	71.0	57.7	81.0	Interpolation
50	ChileCHLSouth America	70.9	54.5	82.5	Projection
51	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	70.6	64.1	75.9	Interpolation
52	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	70.4	57.9	79.3	Interpolation
53	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	70.3	59.5	78.1	Projection
54	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	70.2	53.9	82.2	Projection
55	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	70.0	65.9	73.8	Interpolation
56	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	69.8	64.3	74.5	Interpolation
57	IranIRNSouthern Asia	69.4	61.3	76.1	Projection
58	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	69.3	63.2	74.5	Interpolation
=59	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	69.1	58.0	77.4	Projection
=59	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	69.1	60.9	76.0	Projection
61	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.7	58.0	76.6	Projection
=62	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	68.5	46.9	83.5	Projection
=62	GuamGUMMicronesia	68.5	48.5	80.8	Projection
=64	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	67.6	61.7	73.1	Interpolation
=64	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	67.6	43.8	82.9	Projection
66	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	67.5	53.8	74.5	Interpolation
67	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	67.4	45.9	78.3	Projection
=68	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	67.0	46.0	82.0	Projection
=68	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	67.0	50.2	79.7	Projection
=70	EcuadorECUSouth America	66.3	57.4	73.6	Interpolation
=70	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	66.3	54.4	76.2	Projection
=72	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	65.8	61.2	70.1	Interpolation
=72	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	65.8	57.5	72.0	Interpolation
74	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	64.8	42.4	81.8	Projection
75	SurinameSURSouth America	64.7	52.7	75.1	Projection
=76	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	64.4	57.0	70.4	Interpolation
=76	ParaguayPRYSouth America	64.4	55.9	71.9	Interpolation
=76	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	64.4	45.4	79.0	Projection
=79	HondurasHNDCentral America	64.3	54.8	72.7	Interpolation
=79	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	64.3	44.8	80.6	Projection
81	IsraelISRWestern Asia	64.2	41.7	79.7	Projection
82	BelizeBLZCentral America	64.0	53.0	73.4	Interpolation
83	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	63.7	49.3	75.5	Projection
84	JapanJPNEastern Asia	63.6	47.7	75.6	Projection
85	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	63.2	52.7	72.0	Interpolation
86	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	62.4	51.2	71.0	Projection
87	BelarusBLREastern Europe	62.0	50.3	71.7	Projection
88	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	61.2	28.6	87.8	Projection
89	AnguillaAIACaribbean	61.1	40.5	78.1	Projection
90	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	60.1	55.3	64.5	Interpolation
91	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	60.0	45.7	70.3	Projection
92	UkraineUKREastern Europe	58.0	42.9	70.4	Projection
=93	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	56.9	35.0	76.6	Projection
=93	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	56.9	42.0	69.4	Projection
95	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	56.7	34.3	77.6	Projection
96	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	56.5	44.1	67.5	Interpolation
97	QatarQATWestern Asia	55.6	42.3	68.4	Projection
=98	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	55.5	30.3	77.5	Projection
=98	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	55.5	43.9	65.3	Interpolation
100	PalauPLWMicronesia	54.3	35.2	72.7	Projection
101	PeruPERSouth America	54.2	47.0	60.8	Interpolation
102	ItalyITASouthern Europe	53.8	36.7	69.1	Projection
103	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	53.7	41.7	64.8	Projection
104	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	53.6	43.3	63.4	Projection
105	JordanJORWestern Asia	53.2	46.4	59.0	Interpolation
=106	GuyanaGUYSouth America	53.1	43.2	63.3	Projection
=106	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	53.1	37.3	67.7	Interpolation
108	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	53.0	45.9	60.5	Interpolation
109	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	52.8	39.4	65.8	Projection
110	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	52.2	34.8	66.9	Projection
111	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	51.9	41.8	61.9	Projection
112	FijiFJIMelanesia	51.6	32.5	69.9	Projection
113	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	51.1	37.3	62.7	Projection
=114	PolandPOLEastern Europe	50.8	35.1	65.5	Projection
=114	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	50.8	39.2	62.6	Projection
116	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	49.6	42.4	56.4	Projection
117	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	49.1	37.6	61.5	Projection
118	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	48.8	43.0	54.6	Interpolation
119	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	48.2	40.9	55.1	Interpolation
120	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	48.1	42.4	53.8	Interpolation
121	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	48.0	31.5	63.4	Projection
122	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	47.5	33.4	61.5	Projection
123	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	47.2	41.6	52.9	Interpolation
124	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	46.7	39.0	54.3	Projection
125	NauruNRUMicronesia	46.6	30.2	64.3	Projection
126	KenyaKENEastern Africa	46.4	42.8	50.0	Interpolation
127	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	45.8	33.7	57.9	Projection
128	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	45.7	29.3	63.9	Projection
129	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	45.1	34.5	55.8	Interpolation
130	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	44.5	30.7	59.7	Interpolation
131	IraqIRQWestern Asia	44.4	32.5	56.8	Projection
132	TongaTONPolynesia	44.1	26.3	64.0	Projection
133	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	42.9	28.7	59.3	Projection
134	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	41.0	36.9	45.2	Interpolation
135	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	40.8	34.0	48.6	Projection
136	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	40.7	29.0	54.8	Projection
137	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	40.1	25.6	56.6	Projection
138	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	38.4	28.0	49.8	Projection
139	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	38.1	26.5	51.9	Projection
140	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	36.9	24.9	50.7	Projection
141	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	36.6	31.8	41.4	Interpolation
142	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	36.4	28.4	44.9	Projection
143	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	36.3	25.3	47.8	Projection
144	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	36.1	14.9	69.8	Projection
145	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.8	25.5	47.8	Projection
146	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	35.1	30.6	39.8	Interpolation
=147	BoliviaBOLSouth America	33.6	29.3	38.2	Interpolation
=147	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	33.6	21.5	46.0	Projection
149	SamoaWSMPolynesia	33.4	24.9	43.2	Projection
=150	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	33.0	27.7	38.9	Interpolation
=150	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	33.0	27.9	38.0	Interpolation
152	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	32.5	24.1	41.9	Projection
153	HaitiHTICaribbean	30.2	25.8	34.9	Interpolation
154	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	28.9	20.9	38.7	Projection
155	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	28.6	24.7	33.0	Projection
156	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	28.4	23.6	33.5	Interpolation
157	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	26.4	22.1	31.0	Interpolation
158	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	26.0	20.6	31.9	Interpolation
159	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	25.8	21.1	31.1	Interpolation
160	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	25.4	16.3	37.7	Projection
161	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	25.3	17.9	35.0	Interpolation
162	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	24.9	21.9	28.2	Interpolation
163	GabonGABMiddle Africa	24.7	16.7	33.9	Projection
164	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	24.3	15.4	35.7	Projection
=165	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	21.9	13.5	34.2	Projection
=165	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	21.9	17.9	26.1	Interpolation
167	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	21.6	18.2	25.3	Interpolation
168	SenegalSENWestern Africa	20.4	17.5	23.5	Interpolation
169	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	20.3	17.4	23.8	Interpolation
=170	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	20.0	12.6	31.2	Projection
=170	NigerNERWestern Africa	20.0	17.0	23.5	Interpolation
172	YemenYEMWestern Asia	19.7	15.8	24.6	Interpolation
173	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	18.8	10.2	33.1	Projection
=174	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	18.6	9.3	35.5	Projection
=174	TogoTGOWestern Africa	18.6	16.2	21.4	Interpolation
176	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	18.2	12.8	25.2	Projection
177	MaliMLIWestern Africa	17.6	14.2	21.6	Interpolation
178	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	17.5	9.7	28.2	Projection
179	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	17.3	11.9	24.1	Interpolation
180	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	17.0	11.5	25.3	Interpolation
181	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	16.7	14.1	19.7	Interpolation
=182	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	16.4	11.1	23.0	Interpolation
=182	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	16.4	7.2	31.8	Projection
184	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	16.3	8.9	27.8	Projection
185	EritreaERIEastern Africa	15.8	12.2	20.1	Interpolation
186	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	15.1	9.8	22.2	Projection
187	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	14.9	11.7	18.6	Interpolation
188	GuineaGINWestern Africa	14.5	11.6	18.0	Interpolation
189	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	14.1	3.5	37.5	Projection
190	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	12.9	8.4	19.0	Projection
191	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	12.6	10.0	15.9	Projection
=192	BeninBENWestern Africa	11.9	9.2	15.4	Interpolation
=192	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	11.9	8.2	17.6	Projection
194	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	10.3	4.7	20.9	Projection
195	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	8.4	6.3	11.0	Interpolation
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	2.8	0.7	9.7	Projection

02In 1998

At either end

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

Highest

1China92.9
2Canada90.6
3Thailand89.6
4France88.8
5Switzerland87.5

Lowest

196Somalia2.8
195Chad8.4
194South Sudan10.3
192Mauritaniashared11.9
192Beninshared11.9

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 55.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestThailand85.9
LowestSomalia0.7
Middle country: 42.4
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestChina95.7
LowestSomalia9.7
Middle country: 69.3

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
191values changed, of 196 in both
178 · 13rose · fell
5unchanged

Rose most

Malawi31.7 → 35.1+3.4
Romania41.7 → 44.5+2.8
Cambodia26.0 → 28.6+2.6
Tanzania34.1 → 36.6+2.5
Uganda26.0 → 28.4+2.4

Fell most

Timor-Leste52.1 → 48.1−4.0
Rwanda15.5 → 14.9−0.6
Saudi Arabia41.3 → 40.7−0.6
Trinidad and Tobago56.0 → 55.5−0.5
Philippines41.4 → 41.0−0.4

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 1998.
170 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 64.4. 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, 1998: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1998?

China, at 92.9, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1998 describe?

1998.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 1998 cover?

196.

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