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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2014

2014, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2014 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 5.2. The middle country reads 67.0. Against 2013, 180 values changed (147 up, 33 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2014

HighestCanada

92.4

LowestSomalia

5.2

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
2014the year it describes
167distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.4	80.7	96.7	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.3	85.7	95.4	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.1	78.8	95.1	Projection
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.5	77.9	94.6	Projection
5	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	90.2	86.5	93.1	Interpolation
6	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	89.7	74.1	94.5	Projection
7	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	89.6	80.6	93.2	Projection
8	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.8	81.6	92.4	Projection
9	BrazilBRASouth America	88.7	83.7	91.8	Projection
10	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	88.4	76.3	93.4	Projection
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.0	72.9	94.7	Projection
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	87.9	74.4	93.5	Projection
13	NicaraguaNICCentral America	87.6	82.5	91.2	Projection
=14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	87.5	74.7	92.3	Projection
=14	CubaCUBCaribbean	87.5	83.0	90.8	Interpolation
16	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.4	72.6	92.9	Projection
17	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	86.6	67.3	95.2	Projection
18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	86.4	80.5	90.8	Projection
19	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.0	74.0	92.1	Interpolation
20	UruguayURYSouth America	85.7	74.0	92.1	Projection
21	ColombiaCOLSouth America	85.5	82.4	87.9	Interpolation
22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.3	70.2	90.7	Projection
23	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	85.1	70.7	92.2	Projection
24	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	84.8	75.5	90.7	Projection
25	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	84.4	76.3	88.8	Interpolation
26	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.9	76.9	88.6	Interpolation
=27	ChileCHLSouth America	83.2	73.5	88.6	Projection
=27	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	83.2	80.4	85.5	Interpolation
=29	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	82.9	80.0	85.5	Interpolation
=29	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.9	69.7	90.2	Projection
31	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	82.0	63.6	90.2	Projection
32	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	81.7	66.2	90.2	Projection
33	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	81.5	78.7	84.1	Interpolation
34	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.3	71.0	88.7	Interpolation
=35	ParaguayPRYSouth America	80.9	73.6	86.2	Interpolation
=35	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	80.9	75.3	85.7	Interpolation
=37	ArgentinaARGSouth America	80.7	72.8	86.6	Projection
=37	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	80.7	75.8	84.8	Projection
39	VenezuelaVENSouth America	80.4	67.3	88.5	Projection
40	MexicoMEXCentral America	80.1	75.3	83.8	Interpolation
=41	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	79.7	72.4	85.2	Interpolation
=41	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	79.7	61.6	90.4	Projection
43	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.3	72.4	84.5	Interpolation
44	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	79.0	58.2	90.2	Projection
45	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	78.9	73.2	81.7	Interpolation
46	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	78.7	75.8	81.2	Interpolation
=47	EcuadorECUSouth America	78.5	73.3	82.7	Interpolation
=47	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	78.5	72.4	83.4	Interpolation
=49	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	78.3	55.3	91.2	Projection
=49	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	78.3	66.5	85.7	Projection
51	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.7	72.3	82.1	Interpolation
52	HondurasHNDCentral America	77.6	72.2	81.9	Interpolation
53	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	77.5	60.3	87.8	Projection
54	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	76.9	53.1	90.4	Projection
55	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	76.7	52.7	89.4	Projection
=56	BahamasBHSCaribbean	76.0	50.8	90.6	Projection
=56	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	76.0	62.7	86.4	Projection
58	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	75.8	56.8	88.7	Projection
59	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	75.7	68.9	81.4	Interpolation
=60	DominicaDMACaribbean	75.5	50.7	89.9	Projection
=60	MontserratMSRCaribbean	75.5	49.9	90.5	Projection
62	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	75.3	50.2	90.1	Projection
63	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	75.0	60.6	83.5	Projection
=64	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	74.6	48.5	90.9	Projection
=64	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	74.6	65.4	82.0	Interpolation
66	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	74.5	56.6	84.5	Interpolation
67	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	73.6	65.8	79.8	Interpolation
68	IranIRNSouthern Asia	73.5	60.1	83.4	Projection
69	KenyaKENEastern Africa	73.4	71.1	75.5	Interpolation
70	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	73.3	47.4	89.3	Projection
71	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	73.0	64.5	78.8	Interpolation
72	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	72.9	67.3	78.0	Interpolation
73	GuamGUMMicronesia	72.8	49.6	87.2	Projection
=74	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	72.7	69.1	76.0	Interpolation
=74	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	72.7	47.2	88.6	Projection
=74	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	72.7	56.9	83.6	Projection
=74	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	72.7	57.4	83.2	Projection
=78	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	72.0	58.3	81.7	Projection
=78	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	72.0	62.2	79.4	Interpolation
80	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	71.9	59.2	81.0	Projection
81	ItalyITASouthern Europe	71.8	56.8	80.4	Projection
82	BelarusBLREastern Europe	71.7	62.9	78.7	Interpolation
=83	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	71.5	65.9	76.4	Interpolation
=83	PanamaPANCentral America	71.5	63.8	77.9	Interpolation
=83	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	71.5	44.9	88.2	Projection
86	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	71.4	60.0	79.6	Interpolation
87	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	70.8	37.9	92.3	Projection
88	UkraineUKREastern Europe	70.6	58.0	80.4	Projection
89	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	70.4	66.5	73.8	Interpolation
=90	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	69.6	45.2	85.8	Projection
=90	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	69.6	58.0	77.8	Interpolation
92	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	69.4	52.1	81.4	Projection
=93	AnguillaAIACaribbean	68.8	45.5	85.0	Projection
=93	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	68.8	48.1	83.9	Projection
95	BelizeBLZCentral America	68.0	59.4	75.6	Interpolation
=96	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	67.7	60.2	74.3	Interpolation
=96	SurinameSURSouth America	67.7	57.7	76.6	Interpolation
98	IsraelISRWestern Asia	67.1	40.8	84.8	Projection
99	JapanJPNEastern Asia	66.9	55.3	75.7	Projection
100	PolandPOLEastern Europe	66.7	56.0	74.3	Projection
101	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	66.5	60.9	71.3	Interpolation
102	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	65.1	43.1	81.7	Projection
103	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	65.0	58.1	71.4	Interpolation
104	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	64.0	57.9	69.5	Interpolation
105	PeruPERSouth America	63.8	58.7	68.4	Interpolation
106	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	63.1	44.2	78.9	Projection
107	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	62.8	43.8	77.9	Projection
=108	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	62.5	58.4	66.4	Interpolation
=108	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	62.5	58.8	65.9	Interpolation
110	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	62.3	52.0	71.4	Interpolation
111	QatarQATWestern Asia	62.1	47.5	74.7	Projection
112	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	61.4	50.2	71.0	Interpolation
113	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	60.9	30.3	83.3	Projection
114	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	60.7	45.4	74.5	Projection
115	PalauPLWMicronesia	60.5	36.4	80.2	Projection
116	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	60.3	43.9	74.9	Projection
117	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	60.0	36.2	80.5	Projection
118	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	59.9	56.3	63.4	Interpolation
119	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	59.8	49.7	68.4	Interpolation
120	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	59.1	43.1	73.2	Projection
121	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.3	53.3	63.3	Interpolation
122	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	57.6	51.2	63.5	Interpolation
123	JordanJORWestern Asia	57.3	49.0	64.6	Interpolation
124	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	57.2	46.7	66.0	Projection
125	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	56.9	50.4	62.8	Interpolation
126	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	56.5	30.9	78.3	Projection
127	IraqIRQWestern Asia	55.7	43.1	67.6	Interpolation
128	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	55.6	46.9	63.5	Interpolation
129	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	55.5	32.2	76.2	Projection
=130	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	55.0	26.5	84.6	Projection
=130	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	55.0	44.2	64.9	Interpolation
132	GuyanaGUYSouth America	54.4	46.9	61.9	Interpolation
133	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	53.8	46.6	60.8	Interpolation
134	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	53.7	48.7	58.6	Interpolation
135	FijiFJIMelanesia	53.2	37.0	68.5	Projection
136	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	53.0	46.9	58.7	Interpolation
137	NauruNRUMicronesia	52.9	35.3	70.2	Projection
138	BoliviaBOLSouth America	52.6	43.5	60.9	Interpolation
139	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	51.8	41.3	59.8	Interpolation
140	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	51.5	46.0	57.0	Interpolation
141	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	50.7	42.0	60.1	Projection
142	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	49.6	35.0	63.6	Interpolation
143	TongaTONPolynesia	48.5	39.4	57.7	Interpolation
144	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	48.4	42.9	54.0	Interpolation
145	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	48.2	42.3	54.5	Interpolation
146	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	48.0	34.6	59.1	Interpolation
147	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	47.9	43.4	52.3	Interpolation
148	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	47.4	44.1	50.6	Interpolation
149	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	46.7	41.1	52.5	Interpolation
150	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	46.6	38.5	54.8	Interpolation
151	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	46.2	37.3	55.9	Interpolation
152	HaitiHTICaribbean	45.5	41.2	49.9	Interpolation
153	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	44.3	38.6	50.6	Interpolation
154	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	43.8	32.6	55.8	Interpolation
155	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	43.3	37.9	48.7	Interpolation
156	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	42.6	37.6	47.7	Interpolation
157	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	42.3	33.2	51.9	Interpolation
158	SenegalSENWestern Africa	42.2	39.3	45.1	Interpolation
=159	NigerNERWestern Africa	42.1	36.6	47.9	Interpolation
=159	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	42.1	31.5	55.0	Projection
161	GabonGABMiddle Africa	41.9	34.3	49.2	Interpolation
162	YemenYEMWestern Asia	41.6	35.5	48.5	Projection
=163	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	41.2	36.2	46.5	Interpolation
=163	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	41.2	33.9	48.7	Interpolation
165	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	41.1	27.3	56.9	Projection
166	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	39.8	37.7	42.0	Interpolation
167	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	39.7	30.5	49.2	Interpolation
168	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	39.5	30.5	49.1	Interpolation
169	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	38.8	34.2	45.0	Projection
170	TogoTGOWestern Africa	38.4	34.7	42.2	Interpolation
=171	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	37.9	33.2	42.8	Interpolation
=171	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	37.9	33.7	42.2	Interpolation
173	MaliMLIWestern Africa	34.2	29.8	38.9	Interpolation
174	OmanOMNWestern Asia	34.1	27.4	43.2	Interpolation
175	SamoaWSMPolynesia	33.9	29.0	39.2	Interpolation
176	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	33.8	28.1	39.9	Interpolation
177	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	32.4	22.9	44.3	Interpolation
=178	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	31.0	26.5	36.1	Projection
=178	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	31.0	22.5	40.8	Interpolation
=178	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	31.0	22.4	39.5	Projection
=178	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	31.0	26.8	35.8	Interpolation
182	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	30.9	19.5	45.3	Projection
183	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	30.1	20.7	42.7	Interpolation
=184	GuineaGINWestern Africa	28.9	24.3	34.1	Interpolation
=184	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	28.9	20.2	40.4	Interpolation
186	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	28.1	22.3	34.6	Interpolation
187	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	27.3	20.9	35.5	Interpolation
188	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	26.2	16.7	38.6	Projection
189	BeninBENWestern Africa	25.2	21.6	29.0	Interpolation
190	EritreaERIEastern Africa	24.5	16.4	35.4	Projection
191	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	23.1	12.9	37.5	Interpolation
192	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	21.1	17.6	25.0	Interpolation
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	20.2	17.3	23.5	Interpolation
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	19.3	11.1	31.8	Interpolation
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	16.3	11.4	24.4	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5.2	1.7	16.4	Interpolation

02In 2014

At either end

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

Highest

1Canada92.4
2China92.3
3France91.1
4Belgium90.5
5Thailand90.2

Lowest

196Somalia5.2
195South Sudan16.3
194Kosovo19.3
193Chad20.2
192DR Congo21.1

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 67.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestThailand86.5
LowestSomalia1.7
Middle country: 50.6
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada96.7
LowestSomalia16.4
Middle country: 77.9

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
180values changed, of 196 in both
147 · 33rose · fell
16unchanged

Rose most

Senegal38.2 → 42.2+4.0
Kenya70.9 → 73.4+2.5
Malawi68.1 → 70.4+2.3
Ethiopia57.6 → 59.9+2.3
Ghana37.6 → 39.8+2.2

Fell most

Maldives35.4 → 33.8−1.6
Solomon Islands52.7 → 51.8−0.9
Jordan58.1 → 57.3−0.8
Nigeria38.7 → 37.9−0.8
Guyana55.1 → 54.4−0.7

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 2014.
167 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 72.7. 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, 2014: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2014?

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

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2014 describe?

2014.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2014 cover?

196.

Where can I download Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2014?

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