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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2016

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2016 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 5.5. The middle country reads 67.8. Against 2015, 179 values changed (149 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2016

HighestCanada

92.4

LowestSomalia

5.5

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
2016the year it describes
171distinct 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.4	80.0	96.8	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.0	85.5	95.2	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.2	78.1	95.5	Projection
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.5	77.7	94.6	Projection
5	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.2	81.3	93.8	Projection
6	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	89.9	86.0	92.9	Interpolation
7	BrazilBRASouth America	89.0	83.7	92.3	Projection
8	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	88.8	72.5	94.0	Projection
9	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.6	81.0	92.4	Projection
10	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	88.5	75.4	94.0	Projection
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.2	72.7	94.9	Projection
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	87.9	73.5	93.9	Projection
13	NicaraguaNICCentral America	87.8	81.4	92.0	Projection
=14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	87.6	74.7	92.6	Projection
=14	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.6	72.6	93.2	Projection
16	CubaCUBCaribbean	86.9	82.0	90.5	Interpolation
17	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	86.7	66.9	95.4	Projection
=18	ColombiaCOLSouth America	86.2	83.1	88.6	Interpolation
=18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	86.2	80.2	90.6	Projection
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.1	74.0	92.2	Interpolation
21	UruguayURYSouth America	85.9	74.2	92.4	Projection
22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.5	70.5	90.9	Projection
23	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	85.3	70.8	92.3	Projection
24	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	85.1	77.0	89.6	Interpolation
25	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.0	74.1	91.7	Projection
26	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	84.6	81.0	87.6	Projection
27	ChileCHLSouth America	84.1	75.0	89.2	Projection
28	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.5	76.6	88.2	Interpolation
29	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	83.1	77.7	87.3	Interpolation
30	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.3	69.5	89.7	Projection
31	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	82.2	66.3	90.8	Projection
32	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	81.8	63.4	90.3	Projection
33	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	81.3	73.9	87.2	Projection
=34	ParaguayPRYSouth America	81.2	74.3	86.5	Interpolation
=34	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.2	70.6	88.6	Interpolation
36	ArgentinaARGSouth America	81.1	73.3	86.8	Projection
37	VenezuelaVENSouth America	80.9	67.0	89.3	Projection
38	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	80.8	78.7	82.7	Interpolation
39	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	80.6	76.9	83.9	Interpolation
40	MexicoMEXCentral America	80.5	75.3	84.5	Interpolation
41	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	80.4	76.1	84.0	Interpolation
42	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.2	71.4	86.4	Interpolation
43	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	79.8	61.3	90.8	Projection
44	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.5	73.2	84.2	Interpolation
45	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	79.3	58.2	90.6	Projection
46	EcuadorECUSouth America	79.2	73.6	83.6	Interpolation
47	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	79.1	71.6	83.9	Projection
48	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	78.9	68.0	85.9	Projection
49	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	78.8	55.3	91.7	Projection
50	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	78.4	71.5	83.9	Interpolation
51	HondurasHNDCentral America	78.1	71.8	83.3	Interpolation
52	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	78.0	59.9	88.6	Projection
53	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.8	72.6	82.1	Interpolation
54	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	77.5	53.0	89.9	Projection
55	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	77.4	62.5	88.1	Projection
56	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	77.2	52.9	90.7	Projection
=57	BahamasBHSCaribbean	76.5	51.2	91.0	Projection
=57	KenyaKENEastern Africa	76.5	73.9	78.9	Interpolation
=59	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	76.2	56.8	89.3	Projection
=59	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	76.2	50.8	90.7	Projection
=61	DominicaDMACaribbean	76.0	50.7	90.3	Projection
=61	MontserratMSRCaribbean	76.0	49.9	90.8	Projection
63	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	75.8	49.4	91.6	Projection
64	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	75.7	69.2	81.1	Interpolation
=65	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	75.1	61.0	83.7	Projection
=65	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	75.1	66.1	82.4	Interpolation
67	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	74.7	71.1	78.0	Interpolation
68	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	74.5	63.3	83.0	Projection
69	IranIRNSouthern Asia	74.2	58.9	85.0	Projection
70	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	74.0	56.1	84.3	Interpolation
71	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	73.8	70.4	76.8	Interpolation
72	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	73.7	47.5	89.9	Projection
=73	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	73.2	47.5	89.2	Projection
=73	GuamGUMMicronesia	73.2	49.1	87.6	Projection
=73	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	73.2	56.6	84.5	Projection
76	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	72.9	68.9	76.4	Interpolation
=77	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	72.8	68.3	76.7	Interpolation
=77	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	72.8	55.7	84.4	Projection
=77	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	72.8	64.2	78.4	Interpolation
=80	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	72.7	58.4	82.7	Projection
=80	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	72.7	64.8	78.8	Interpolation
=82	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	72.6	57.6	83.2	Projection
=82	ItalyITASouthern Europe	72.6	56.0	82.7	Projection
84	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	72.2	45.5	88.8	Projection
85	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	71.7	38.9	92.7	Projection
86	BelarusBLREastern Europe	71.6	63.4	78.4	Interpolation
=87	PanamaPANCentral America	71.5	62.5	79.0	Projection
=87	UkraineUKREastern Europe	71.5	57.0	82.5	Projection
89	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	70.9	58.9	79.6	Interpolation
90	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	70.5	48.8	85.4	Projection
91	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	70.2	51.7	82.8	Projection
92	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	70.0	45.1	86.6	Projection
93	AnguillaAIACaribbean	69.5	45.8	85.8	Projection
94	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.7	57.1	77.1	Interpolation
95	BelizeBLZCentral America	68.6	59.4	76.3	Interpolation
96	PolandPOLEastern Europe	68.1	54.9	77.7	Projection
97	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	67.9	59.5	75.1	Interpolation
=98	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	67.8	60.7	73.8	Projection
=98	JapanJPNEastern Asia	67.8	55.7	76.9	Projection
=100	IsraelISRWestern Asia	67.4	40.8	85.1	Projection
=100	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	67.4	59.0	74.7	Interpolation
102	SurinameSURSouth America	67.0	57.1	75.9	Interpolation
103	PeruPERSouth America	65.9	60.7	70.6	Interpolation
=104	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	65.6	42.9	82.7	Projection
=104	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	65.6	61.0	69.8	Interpolation
106	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	65.3	45.0	81.4	Projection
107	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	64.6	56.4	71.9	Interpolation
108	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	64.3	59.4	68.9	Interpolation
109	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	63.8	44.3	79.1	Projection
110	QatarQATWestern Asia	62.7	46.5	76.2	Projection
111	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	62.5	51.0	72.5	Interpolation
112	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	62.1	59.6	64.6	Interpolation
113	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	61.8	50.2	71.7	Interpolation
=114	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	61.7	37.1	82.3	Projection
=114	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	61.7	30.6	84.4	Projection
116	PalauPLWMicronesia	61.4	35.8	81.1	Projection
117	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	61.0	47.2	73.9	Projection
118	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	60.9	43.0	76.3	Projection
=119	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	60.1	54.1	65.9	Interpolation
=119	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	60.1	49.2	69.4	Interpolation
121	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	59.9	42.7	75.0	Projection
=122	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	58.2	49.0	66.1	Interpolation
=122	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	58.2	45.6	68.8	Projection
124	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.0	54.0	62.0	Interpolation
125	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	57.7	48.6	66.1	Interpolation
126	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	57.4	31.6	79.2	Projection
127	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	57.1	27.7	85.6	Projection
128	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	56.3	32.4	77.4	Projection
129	IraqIRQWestern Asia	56.2	43.3	68.2	Interpolation
=130	JordanJORWestern Asia	55.7	47.8	62.6	Interpolation
=130	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	55.7	47.8	63.3	Interpolation
132	BoliviaBOLSouth America	54.9	47.1	61.9	Interpolation
133	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	54.5	50.2	58.6	Interpolation
=134	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	54.4	48.1	60.3	Interpolation
=134	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	54.4	43.4	64.7	Interpolation
136	NauruNRUMicronesia	54.0	34.9	72.2	Projection
137	GuyanaGUYSouth America	53.8	45.3	62.4	Interpolation
138	FijiFJIMelanesia	53.3	38.1	68.2	Projection
139	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	52.8	48.3	57.3	Interpolation
140	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	52.7	50.6	54.7	Interpolation
141	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	52.0	46.9	56.9	Interpolation
142	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	51.7	34.8	66.7	Projection
=143	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	51.2	41.5	61.2	Projection
=143	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	51.2	40.4	59.8	Projection
145	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	51.1	46.1	56.1	Interpolation
146	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	49.5	43.4	55.7	Interpolation
147	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	49.2	43.1	55.7	Interpolation
148	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	48.8	35.1	60.4	Interpolation
149	SenegalSENWestern Africa	48.7	45.9	51.4	Interpolation
150	TongaTONPolynesia	48.4	38.3	58.8	Interpolation
151	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	47.9	42.0	53.8	Interpolation
152	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	47.0	37.1	57.6	Interpolation
153	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	46.7	42.4	51.5	Interpolation
154	HaitiHTICaribbean	45.7	41.8	49.6	Interpolation
155	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	45.1	39.9	50.5	Interpolation
=156	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	44.8	39.3	50.3	Interpolation
=156	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	44.8	41.6	47.9	Interpolation
158	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	44.2	34.6	54.6	Interpolation
159	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	44.0	32.7	56.2	Interpolation
=160	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	43.7	33.3	54.1	Projection
=160	YemenYEMWestern Asia	43.7	34.4	53.7	Projection
162	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	43.5	27.9	60.9	Projection
163	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	43.1	33.5	54.9	Projection
164	NigerNERWestern Africa	42.8	37.2	48.6	Interpolation
165	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	41.7	37.4	46.2	Interpolation
166	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	41.2	36.6	47.3	Interpolation
167	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	41.1	37.3	45.5	Interpolation
168	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.9	32.8	48.8	Interpolation
169	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	40.7	32.5	49.0	Interpolation
170	TogoTGOWestern Africa	40.4	34.8	46.4	Interpolation
171	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	39.1	29.9	49.1	Interpolation
172	MaliMLIWestern Africa	37.9	33.0	43.1	Interpolation
173	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	37.0	32.9	41.2	Interpolation
174	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.9	27.1	46.7	Projection
175	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	34.3	29.1	40.1	Interpolation
176	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	33.9	22.7	47.5	Projection
177	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	33.1	19.9	49.7	Projection
178	SamoaWSMPolynesia	32.7	26.6	39.5	Interpolation
179	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.5	22.1	43.5	Projection
180	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	32.4	23.7	42.7	Interpolation
181	GuineaGINWestern Africa	32.2	27.8	37.0	Interpolation
182	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	31.8	22.0	44.3	Interpolation
183	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	31.4	27.3	36.2	Interpolation
184	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	31.3	27.1	35.9	Interpolation
185	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	30.4	20.4	43.8	Projection
186	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	28.5	22.4	36.4	Interpolation
187	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	27.9	16.7	42.9	Projection
188	BeninBENWestern Africa	27.5	23.9	31.4	Interpolation
189	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	27.4	20.2	35.5	Interpolation
190	EritreaERIEastern Africa	26.4	16.3	39.7	Projection
191	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	25.4	13.4	43.2	Interpolation
192	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	24.9	19.7	30.7	Interpolation
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	21.5	17.7	26.0	Interpolation
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	19.5	11.1	32.6	Interpolation
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	16.6	11.4	26.0	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5.5	1.9	17.1	Interpolation

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

1Canada92.4
2China92.0
3France91.2
4Belgium90.5
5Finland90.2

Lowest

196Somalia5.5
195South Sudan16.6
194Kosovo19.5
193Chad21.5
192DR Congo24.9

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 67.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestThailand86.0
LowestSomalia1.9
Middle country: 50.8
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada96.8
LowestSomalia17.1
Middle country: 78.2

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
179values changed, of 196 in both
149 · 30rose · fell
17unchanged

Rose most

Senegal45.3 → 48.7+3.4
Uganda50.1 → 52.7+2.6
Burkina Faso50.6 → 52.8+2.2
Côte d’Ivoire39.8 → 41.7+1.9
DR Congo23.0 → 24.9+1.9

Fell most

Maldives32.4 → 31.3−1.1
Jordan56.5 → 55.7−0.8
Samoa33.3 → 32.7−0.6
Germany89.3 → 88.8−0.5
Gabon41.4 → 40.9−0.5

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.

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 2016.
171 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 73.2. 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, 2016: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2016?

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

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2016 describe?

2016.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2016 cover?

196.

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