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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2015

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2015 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.3; Somalia is lowest, at 5.3. The middle country reads 67.4. Against 2014, 186 values changed (154 up, 32 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2015

HighestCanada

92.3

LowestSomalia

5.3

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
2015the year it describes
175distinct 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.3	80.4	96.7	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.2	85.6	95.3	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.2	78.5	95.3	Projection
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.5	77.8	94.6	Projection
5	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	90.1	86.3	93.0	Interpolation
6	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.0	81.5	93.4	Projection
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	89.3	73.3	94.3	Projection
8	BrazilBRASouth America	88.8	83.7	92.1	Projection
9	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.7	81.4	92.4	Projection
10	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	88.5	75.8	93.6	Projection
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.1	72.9	94.8	Projection
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	87.9	74.0	93.7	Projection
13	NicaraguaNICCentral America	87.7	81.9	91.7	Projection
14	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.6	72.8	93.1	Projection
15	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	87.4	74.4	92.4	Projection
16	CubaCUBCaribbean	87.2	82.5	90.8	Interpolation
17	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	86.7	67.1	95.3	Projection
18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	86.3	80.3	90.7	Projection
19	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.1	73.9	92.2	Interpolation
=20	ColombiaCOLSouth America	85.9	83.4	88.0	Interpolation
=20	UruguayURYSouth America	85.9	74.3	92.2	Projection
22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.4	70.4	90.8	Projection
23	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	85.2	70.7	92.2	Projection
24	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.0	74.8	91.3	Projection
25	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	84.8	76.8	89.3	Interpolation
26	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	84.2	81.9	86.2	Interpolation
27	ChileCHLSouth America	83.8	74.4	88.7	Projection
28	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.7	76.7	88.4	Interpolation
29	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	83.0	78.7	86.5	Interpolation
30	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.5	69.6	89.9	Projection
31	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	82.0	66.4	90.5	Projection
32	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	81.9	63.6	90.2	Projection
=33	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	81.3	78.9	83.5	Interpolation
=33	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.3	70.8	88.6	Interpolation
=35	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	81.0	74.9	86.1	Projection
=35	ParaguayPRYSouth America	81.0	74.0	86.3	Interpolation
37	ArgentinaARGSouth America	80.9	73.0	86.7	Projection
=38	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	80.7	76.1	84.8	Interpolation
=38	VenezuelaVENSouth America	80.7	67.1	88.9	Projection
40	MexicoMEXCentral America	80.3	75.6	84.0	Interpolation
41	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	79.9	71.9	85.8	Interpolation
42	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	79.8	61.5	90.6	Projection
43	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	79.6	76.0	82.7	Interpolation
44	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.5	72.9	84.4	Interpolation
45	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	79.1	58.2	90.3	Projection
46	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	79.0	72.5	82.7	Projection
47	EcuadorECUSouth America	78.8	73.3	83.2	Interpolation
48	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	78.7	55.5	91.5	Projection
=49	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	78.5	72.0	83.8	Interpolation
=49	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	78.5	67.3	85.8	Projection
51	HondurasHNDCentral America	77.9	72.0	82.6	Interpolation
=52	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	77.7	60.2	88.2	Projection
=52	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.7	72.6	82.0	Interpolation
54	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	77.2	53.0	89.6	Projection
55	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	77.1	53.0	90.6	Projection
56	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	76.8	62.6	87.3	Projection
57	BahamasBHSCaribbean	76.3	50.9	90.9	Projection
58	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	76.1	56.8	89.0	Projection
59	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	75.9	69.5	81.2	Interpolation
60	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	75.8	50.5	90.5	Projection
=61	DominicaDMACaribbean	75.7	50.7	90.0	Projection
=61	MontserratMSRCaribbean	75.7	49.8	90.7	Projection
63	KenyaKENEastern Africa	75.4	72.9	77.6	Interpolation
64	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	75.2	48.8	91.3	Projection
65	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	75.0	60.8	83.6	Projection
66	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	74.8	65.8	82.1	Interpolation
67	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	74.3	56.3	84.4	Interpolation
68	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	74.1	64.4	81.8	Projection
69	IranIRNSouthern Asia	73.9	59.6	84.2	Projection
70	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	73.8	69.5	77.8	Interpolation
71	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	73.6	47.5	89.6	Projection
=72	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	73.0	47.4	88.9	Projection
=72	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	73.0	57.0	83.7	Projection
=74	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	72.9	68.7	76.6	Interpolation
=74	GuamGUMMicronesia	72.9	49.1	87.5	Projection
=74	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	72.9	64.3	78.7	Interpolation
77	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	72.7	56.2	84.1	Projection
78	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	72.4	69.3	75.1	Interpolation
=79	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	72.3	58.0	82.5	Projection
=79	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	72.3	58.8	81.8	Projection
=79	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	72.3	63.5	79.2	Interpolation
=82	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	72.1	67.6	76.1	Interpolation
=82	ItalyITASouthern Europe	72.1	56.3	81.6	Projection
84	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	71.9	45.0	88.5	Projection
85	BelarusBLREastern Europe	71.7	63.1	78.6	Interpolation
86	PanamaPANCentral America	71.4	63.3	78.1	Interpolation
87	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	71.3	38.5	92.6	Projection
88	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	71.2	59.4	79.7	Interpolation
89	UkraineUKREastern Europe	71.0	57.4	81.6	Projection
=90	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	69.8	45.0	86.3	Projection
=90	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	69.8	51.9	82.2	Projection
92	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	69.6	48.4	84.8	Projection
93	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	69.2	57.6	77.5	Interpolation
94	AnguillaAIACaribbean	69.1	45.5	85.5	Projection
95	BelizeBLZCentral America	68.2	59.6	75.7	Interpolation
96	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	67.9	59.6	74.9	Interpolation
=97	PolandPOLEastern Europe	67.4	55.4	76.1	Projection
=97	SurinameSURSouth America	67.4	57.2	76.3	Interpolation
99	IsraelISRWestern Asia	67.3	40.8	84.9	Projection
100	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	67.2	61.7	71.8	Interpolation
101	JapanJPNEastern Asia	66.7	55.0	75.8	Projection
102	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	66.3	58.5	73.2	Interpolation
103	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	65.3	42.9	82.0	Projection
104	PeruPERSouth America	64.8	59.7	69.5	Interpolation
105	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	64.3	44.7	80.1	Projection
106	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	64.2	57.1	70.8	Interpolation
107	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	63.8	60.0	67.5	Interpolation
108	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	63.5	58.8	67.9	Interpolation
109	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	63.3	44.0	78.5	Projection
110	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	62.5	51.3	72.0	Interpolation
111	QatarQATWestern Asia	62.4	47.0	75.5	Projection
112	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	61.6	50.1	71.4	Interpolation
113	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	61.4	30.4	83.9	Projection
114	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	61.3	58.1	64.5	Interpolation
115	PalauPLWMicronesia	61.0	36.1	80.6	Projection
=116	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	60.9	36.6	81.6	Projection
=116	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	60.9	46.2	74.2	Projection
118	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	60.5	43.3	75.7	Projection
119	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	60.0	49.3	69.0	Interpolation
120	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	59.6	42.7	74.2	Projection
121	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	58.8	52.3	65.0	Interpolation
122	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.3	53.6	62.8	Interpolation
123	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	57.8	46.2	67.4	Projection
124	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	57.6	49.5	64.7	Interpolation
125	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	57.1	31.5	78.8	Projection
126	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	56.6	47.8	64.8	Interpolation
127	JordanJORWestern Asia	56.5	48.1	63.8	Interpolation
=128	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	56.0	27.1	85.1	Projection
=128	IraqIRQWestern Asia	56.0	43.0	67.9	Interpolation
130	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	55.9	32.1	76.8	Projection
131	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	54.8	47.2	62.1	Interpolation
132	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	54.7	43.8	64.9	Interpolation
133	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	54.2	50.3	57.8	Interpolation
134	GuyanaGUYSouth America	54.1	46.0	62.1	Interpolation
135	BoliviaBOLSouth America	53.9	45.2	61.5	Interpolation
136	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	53.8	47.0	59.8	Interpolation
137	NauruNRUMicronesia	53.5	35.0	71.2	Projection
138	FijiFJIMelanesia	53.3	37.6	68.4	Projection
139	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	51.7	46.1	57.2	Interpolation
140	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	51.1	41.2	58.7	Interpolation
141	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	51.0	41.8	60.7	Projection
142	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	50.7	34.8	65.1	Projection
143	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	50.6	45.6	55.4	Interpolation
144	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	50.1	47.5	52.7	Interpolation
145	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	49.5	44.6	54.5	Interpolation
146	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	48.6	42.4	55.3	Interpolation
=147	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	48.4	42.8	54.2	Interpolation
=147	TongaTONPolynesia	48.4	38.8	58.3	Interpolation
149	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	48.3	34.8	59.8	Interpolation
150	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	47.3	40.1	54.5	Interpolation
151	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	46.6	37.1	56.9	Interpolation
152	HaitiHTICaribbean	45.6	41.3	50.0	Interpolation
153	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	45.4	40.4	50.9	Interpolation
154	SenegalSENWestern Africa	45.3	42.5	48.0	Interpolation
155	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	44.2	38.5	49.9	Interpolation
156	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	44.0	38.6	49.6	Interpolation
157	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	43.9	32.7	56.0	Interpolation
158	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	43.3	33.8	53.3	Interpolation
159	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	43.1	40.3	46.0	Interpolation
160	YemenYEMWestern Asia	42.6	35.0	51.2	Projection
=161	NigerNERWestern Africa	42.5	36.8	48.4	Interpolation
=161	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	42.5	32.5	54.8	Projection
163	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	42.4	34.0	50.8	Interpolation
164	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	42.2	27.6	59.0	Projection
165	GabonGABMiddle Africa	41.4	33.3	49.0	Interpolation
166	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	41.1	36.5	46.2	Interpolation
=167	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	40.2	36.3	45.5	Interpolation
=167	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	40.2	31.3	49.0	Interpolation
169	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	39.8	35.1	44.5	Interpolation
170	TogoTGOWestern Africa	39.4	34.8	44.2	Interpolation
171	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	39.3	30.1	49.3	Interpolation
172	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	37.4	33.0	41.9	Interpolation
173	MaliMLIWestern Africa	36.0	31.4	41.0	Interpolation
174	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.0	27.3	44.9	Projection
175	SamoaWSMPolynesia	33.3	27.9	39.4	Interpolation
176	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	33.1	22.7	46.0	Projection
177	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	32.5	27.7	37.9	Interpolation
178	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	32.4	27.4	37.9	Interpolation
179	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	32.1	19.7	47.5	Projection
=180	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	31.7	23.0	41.9	Interpolation
=180	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	31.7	22.2	41.6	Projection
182	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	31.1	27.2	35.6	Interpolation
183	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	30.9	21.3	43.7	Interpolation
184	GuineaGINWestern Africa	30.5	25.8	35.6	Interpolation
185	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	29.7	20.3	42.0	Projection
186	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	28.0	21.7	36.0	Interpolation
187	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	27.7	21.2	35.1	Interpolation
188	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	27.0	16.6	40.9	Projection
189	BeninBENWestern Africa	26.3	22.6	30.4	Interpolation
190	EritreaERIEastern Africa	25.4	16.3	37.7	Projection
191	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	24.2	13.1	40.5	Interpolation
192	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	23.0	18.5	28.0	Interpolation
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	20.9	17.9	24.3	Interpolation
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	19.4	11.0	32.3	Interpolation
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	16.3	11.4	24.9	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5.3	1.8	16.6	Interpolation

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

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

Lowest

196Somalia5.3
195South Sudan16.3
194Kosovo19.4
193Chad20.9
192DR Congo23.0

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 67.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestThailand86.3
LowestSomalia1.8
Middle country: 50.6
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada96.7
LowestSomalia16.6
Middle country: 77.7

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 196 in both
154 · 32rose · fell
10unchanged

Rose most

Ghana39.8 → 43.1+3.3
Senegal42.2 → 45.3+3.1
Uganda47.4 → 50.1+2.7
Burkina Faso48.4 → 50.6+2.2
Kenya73.4 → 75.4+2.0

Fell most

Maldives33.8 → 32.4−1.4
Jordan57.3 → 56.5−0.8
Solomon Islands51.8 → 51.1−0.7
Samoa33.9 → 33.3−0.6
Gabon41.9 → 41.4−0.5

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 2015.
175 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 72.9. 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, 2015: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2015?

Canada, at 92.3, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2015 describe?

2015.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2015 cover?

196.

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