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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2004

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2004 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. China is highest, at 93.1; Somalia is lowest, at 3.6. The middle country reads 58.4. Against 2003, 185 values changed (167 up, 18 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2004

HighestChina

93.1

LowestSomalia

3.6

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
2004the 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, 2004, 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	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	93.1	85.6	95.9	Projection
2	CanadaCANNorthern America	91.5	82.7	95.2	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	90.8	78.0	94.1	Interpolation
4	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	90.4	87.5	92.8	Interpolation
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.1	78.9	92.8	Projection
6	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	87.7	74.1	93.0	Projection
7	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	87.6	74.6	92.9	Projection
8	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	87.2	73.3	92.6	Projection
9	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	86.8	71.8	92.4	Projection
10	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	86.4	75.6	90.5	Projection
11	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	86.2	71.3	92.3	Projection
12	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	86.0	74.9	90.8	Projection
13	BrazilBRASouth America	85.8	81.0	89.5	Interpolation
14	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	85.7	69.6	93.9	Projection
15	CubaCUBCaribbean	85.5	77.4	90.8	Projection
16	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.3	78.3	89.7	Projection
17	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	85.1	71.2	91.8	Projection
18	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	84.4	70.1	90.7	Projection
19	UruguayURYSouth America	84.3	73.4	90.6	Projection
20	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	84.2	69.1	90.0	Projection
21	SpainESPSouthern Europe	84.1	78.3	88.4	Projection
22	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	83.7	70.9	90.7	Projection
23	Costa RicaCRICentral America	82.7	73.8	88.3	Interpolation
24	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	82.6	77.0	86.7	Interpolation
25	NicaraguaNICCentral America	82.0	77.8	85.4	Interpolation
26	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.8	75.8	86.5	Interpolation
27	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	81.6	66.8	89.2	Interpolation
28	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	81.2	63.1	89.3	Projection
29	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	80.5	77.4	83.2	Interpolation
30	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.2	70.2	85.5	Interpolation
31	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	78.8	64.2	87.6	Projection
32	MexicoMEXCentral America	78.7	72.8	82.9	Interpolation
33	ArgentinaARGSouth America	78.4	68.1	84.8	Projection
34	ColombiaCOLSouth America	78.2	74.5	81.3	Interpolation
35	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	78.1	75.2	80.7	Interpolation
36	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	77.8	72.2	80.8	Interpolation
37	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	77.6	64.1	85.9	Projection
=38	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	77.3	69.0	83.6	Interpolation
=38	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	77.3	58.1	87.7	Projection
40	VenezuelaVENSouth America	76.7	65.5	83.9	Projection
=41	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	76.1	62.9	84.2	Interpolation
=41	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	76.1	72.0	79.6	Interpolation
43	ChileCHLSouth America	75.9	62.5	84.5	Projection
=44	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	75.7	61.1	84.7	Projection
=44	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	75.7	59.0	84.3	Interpolation
46	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	75.4	55.2	87.9	Projection
47	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	75.0	70.0	79.3	Interpolation
48	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	74.9	53.9	88.1	Projection
49	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	74.6	69.2	79.2	Interpolation
=50	BahamasBHSCaribbean	74.2	50.2	88.4	Projection
=50	ParaguayPRYSouth America	74.2	66.5	80.6	Interpolation
52	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	74.0	66.8	80.2	Interpolation
53	MontserratMSRCaribbean	73.2	48.5	88.0	Projection
54	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	73.0	57.8	84.5	Projection
55	DominicaDMACaribbean	72.9	50.4	87.3	Projection
56	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	72.7	66.0	77.9	Interpolation
57	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	72.5	62.1	79.7	Projection
58	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	72.3	58.7	79.3	Interpolation
=59	EcuadorECUSouth America	72.2	64.3	78.5	Interpolation
=59	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	72.2	47.6	87.4	Projection
61	PanamaPANCentral America	72.0	60.9	80.7	Interpolation
=62	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	71.9	64.8	76.3	Interpolation
=62	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	71.9	64.0	78.5	Interpolation
64	GuamGUMMicronesia	71.3	51.8	82.6	Projection
65	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	71.0	55.4	82.2	Projection
=66	IranIRNSouthern Asia	70.9	60.7	78.9	Projection
=66	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	70.9	61.0	77.7	Interpolation
68	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	70.6	47.1	86.3	Projection
=69	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	70.1	61.9	76.9	Projection
=69	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	70.1	59.2	77.8	Interpolation
71	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	69.5	57.8	78.3	Projection
=72	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	69.4	45.7	85.3	Projection
=72	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	69.4	61.0	76.7	Interpolation
=74	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	69.3	64.1	73.7	Interpolation
=74	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	69.3	53.8	80.8	Projection
=74	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	69.3	46.6	85.0	Projection
77	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	68.6	44.7	85.9	Projection
78	HondurasHNDCentral America	68.3	62.7	73.3	Interpolation
79	BelarusBLREastern Europe	68.1	57.6	76.3	Projection
80	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	67.8	43.8	84.7	Projection
81	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	67.6	46.2	81.0	Projection
82	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	67.5	56.8	75.9	Interpolation
83	SurinameSURSouth America	67.2	56.5	76.1	Projection
84	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	66.3	56.3	73.6	Projection
=85	JapanJPNEastern Asia	65.7	52.6	75.6	Projection
=85	UkraineUKREastern Europe	65.7	56.0	73.7	Interpolation
87	IsraelISRWestern Asia	65.3	41.3	82.1	Projection
88	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	65.0	60.8	68.8	Interpolation
89	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	64.9	31.9	89.9	Projection
90	BelizeBLZCentral America	64.3	53.9	73.4	Interpolation
91	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	64.1	57.9	69.8	Projection
92	AnguillaAIACaribbean	64.0	43.7	79.5	Projection
93	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	62.8	48.8	73.3	Projection
94	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	61.5	44.6	74.9	Projection
95	ItalyITASouthern Europe	60.9	43.6	74.6	Projection
96	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	59.9	52.2	67.7	Interpolation
97	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	59.6	39.1	76.6	Projection
98	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	58.5	38.1	77.2	Projection
=99	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	58.2	47.4	69.1	Projection
=99	QatarQATWestern Asia	58.2	43.9	71.9	Projection
=101	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.1	52.8	63.5	Interpolation
=101	PeruPERSouth America	58.1	50.4	64.9	Interpolation
103	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	57.9	49.1	65.7	Interpolation
104	JordanJORWestern Asia	57.8	49.9	64.4	Interpolation
105	PolandPOLEastern Europe	57.2	41.7	70.2	Projection
106	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	57.0	43.1	69.7	Interpolation
=107	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	56.8	30.2	79.1	Projection
=107	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	56.8	48.9	64.7	Projection
109	PalauPLWMicronesia	56.5	38.5	73.9	Projection
110	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	56.2	52.7	59.9	Interpolation
111	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	56.0	43.7	65.3	Projection
=112	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	55.9	47.3	64.1	Interpolation
=112	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	55.9	45.1	66.2	Projection
114	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	55.2	46.5	63.2	Interpolation
115	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	55.1	45.3	64.3	Projection
=116	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	54.6	43.4	65.5	Projection
=116	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	54.6	43.8	63.8	Interpolation
118	GuyanaGUYSouth America	53.5	47.1	59.9	Projection
119	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	52.7	37.1	66.5	Interpolation
120	FijiFJIMelanesia	52.3	33.6	70.3	Projection
121	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	52.0	45.8	58.3	Interpolation
122	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	51.4	38.9	62.9	Projection
123	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	51.0	31.2	68.6	Projection
=124	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	50.9	33.0	68.6	Projection
=124	KenyaKENEastern Africa	50.9	46.3	55.5	Interpolation
=126	IraqIRQWestern Asia	50.3	38.6	61.9	Projection
=126	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	50.3	29.1	70.7	Projection
128	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	49.8	37.7	61.1	Projection
129	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	49.1	42.9	55.2	Projection
130	NauruNRUMicronesia	48.6	35.0	63.9	Projection
131	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	47.9	35.9	60.2	Projection
132	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	47.6	43.2	51.8	Interpolation
133	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	46.3	42.9	50.0	Interpolation
134	TongaTONPolynesia	46.1	31.0	62.0	Projection
135	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	45.1	39.5	50.7	Interpolation
136	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	44.9	34.9	54.1	Projection
137	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	44.5	37.1	52.2	Projection
138	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	44.0	40.3	47.7	Interpolation
139	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	43.2	18.6	76.7	Projection
140	BoliviaBOLSouth America	43.1	37.0	49.0	Interpolation
141	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	42.3	32.9	52.9	Projection
142	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	41.6	31.3	52.9	Projection
143	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	41.3	36.1	46.9	Interpolation
144	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	40.6	36.1	45.1	Interpolation
145	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	40.3	28.2	54.6	Projection
146	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	40.2	34.6	45.8	Interpolation
147	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	39.9	31.9	48.4	Projection
148	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	38.9	27.9	48.2	Interpolation
149	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	38.0	28.5	48.7	Projection
150	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	37.6	27.7	48.2	Projection
151	HaitiHTICaribbean	37.3	32.9	42.0	Interpolation
152	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	36.0	31.6	40.5	Interpolation
153	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	35.5	31.7	39.3	Interpolation
154	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	35.1	25.6	45.3	Projection
155	SamoaWSMPolynesia	34.4	26.6	43.0	Projection
156	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	33.5	29.9	37.2	Interpolation
=157	GabonGABMiddle Africa	33.2	23.5	43.5	Interpolation
=157	OmanOMNWestern Asia	33.2	23.6	44.8	Projection
=159	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	32.3	28.5	36.3	Interpolation
=159	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	32.3	28.1	36.9	Interpolation
161	NigerNERWestern Africa	32.2	26.4	38.6	Interpolation
162	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	32.1	24.4	41.1	Projection
163	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	30.4	25.3	36.6	Interpolation
=164	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	29.7	23.1	37.0	Interpolation
=164	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	29.7	21.7	38.8	Interpolation
166	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	29.6	23.5	36.2	Interpolation
=167	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	29.5	22.1	39.2	Projection
=167	TogoTGOWestern Africa	29.5	23.2	36.4	Interpolation
169	YemenYEMWestern Asia	28.4	22.0	36.5	Interpolation
170	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	27.9	24.0	32.0	Interpolation
171	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	27.7	21.9	34.7	Interpolation
172	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	26.5	17.2	40.1	Projection
173	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	25.6	22.1	29.5	Interpolation
174	SenegalSENWestern Africa	24.8	21.1	28.9	Interpolation
175	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	24.2	16.9	32.9	Interpolation
176	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	24.1	19.2	29.6	Interpolation
177	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	23.8	15.8	34.4	Projection
=178	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	23.5	16.9	31.3	Projection
=178	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	23.5	18.7	29.2	Projection
180	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	23.3	16.6	31.8	Interpolation
181	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	23.1	15.4	32.1	Projection
=182	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	22.6	16.8	29.5	Projection
=182	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	22.6	13.0	38.0	Projection
184	GuineaGINWestern Africa	22.0	18.1	26.4	Interpolation
=185	EritreaERIEastern Africa	20.9	16.7	26.1	Interpolation
=185	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	20.9	14.1	30.8	Interpolation
187	MaliMLIWestern Africa	20.8	17.2	24.8	Interpolation
188	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	18.8	12.5	26.9	Projection
189	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	18.5	15.3	22.3	Interpolation
190	BeninBENWestern Africa	18.1	14.5	22.0	Interpolation
191	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	18.0	13.3	24.9	Interpolation
192	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	16.2	5.4	36.8	Projection
193	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	15.7	11.6	20.9	Projection
194	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	12.1	7.1	21.0	Projection
195	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	10.9	8.7	13.8	Interpolation
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	3.6	1.0	11.9	Projection

02In 2004

At either end

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

Highest

1China93.1
2Canada91.5
3France90.8
4Thailand90.4
5Switzerland88.1

Lowest

196Somalia3.6
195Chad10.9
194South Sudan12.1
193DR Congo15.7
192Kosovo16.2

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 58.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestThailand87.5
LowestSomalia1.0
Middle country: 46.3
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestChina95.9
LowestSomalia11.9
Middle country: 72.6

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
185values changed, of 196 in both
167 · 18rose · fell
11unchanged

Rose most

Ethiopia22.7 → 25.6+2.9
Madagascar33.2 → 36.0+2.8
Guinea-Bissau35.4 → 38.0+2.6
Burkina Faso25.5 → 27.9+2.4
Afghanistan27.2 → 29.5+2.3

Fell most

Kiribati46.7 → 44.9−1.8
Oman34.5 → 33.2−1.3
Armenia30.3 → 29.7−0.6
United Kingdom85.7 → 85.3−0.4
Azerbaijan23.7 → 23.3−0.4

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.

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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 2004.
170 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 69.3. 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
UN DESA Population Division marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Projection, Interpolation.

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07Questions

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2004: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2004?

China, at 93.1, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2004 describe?

2004.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2004 cover?

196.

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