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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2017

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2017 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 5.7. The middle country reads 68.3. Against 2016, 186 values changed (158 up, 28 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2017

HighestCanada

92.4

LowestSomalia

5.7

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
2017the year it describes
177distinct 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, 2017, 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, 2017: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.4	79.8	96.9	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	91.9	85.3	95.1	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.3	77.7	95.6	Projection
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.5	77.4	94.5	Projection
5	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.2	81.0	94.1	Projection
6	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	89.7	85.7	92.7	Interpolation
7	BrazilBRASouth America	89.1	83.6	92.5	Projection
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	88.6	75.0	94.2	Projection
9	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.5	80.8	92.3	Projection
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	88.4	71.9	93.8	Projection
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.3	72.6	95.1	Projection
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	88.0	73.0	94.1	Projection
13	NicaraguaNICCentral America	87.9	80.9	92.3	Projection
14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	87.8	75.0	92.9	Projection
15	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.6	72.4	93.3	Projection
16	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	86.8	66.9	95.5	Projection
17	CubaCUBCaribbean	86.5	81.6	90.3	Interpolation
18	ColombiaCOLSouth America	86.3	82.3	89.4	Projection
19	SpainESPSouthern Europe	86.2	80.3	90.6	Projection
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.1	73.8	92.3	Interpolation
21	UruguayURYSouth America	86.0	74.0	92.6	Projection
22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.5	70.3	91.2	Projection
23	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	85.4	71.0	92.4	Projection
24	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	85.3	77.2	90.0	Interpolation
25	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.2	73.4	92.1	Projection
26	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	84.9	80.1	88.7	Projection
27	ChileCHLSouth America	84.4	74.6	89.7	Projection
=28	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.3	76.6	88.1	Interpolation
=28	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	83.3	76.7	88.1	Interpolation
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	82.5	66.5	91.2	Projection
31	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.1	69.4	89.5	Projection
32	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	82.0	63.8	90.5	Projection
33	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	81.6	72.8	88.4	Projection
34	ParaguayPRYSouth America	81.3	73.7	87.0	Projection
35	ArgentinaARGSouth America	81.2	73.6	87.0	Projection
=36	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.1	70.6	88.5	Interpolation
=36	VenezuelaVENSouth America	81.1	66.7	89.7	Projection
38	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	81.0	76.1	85.0	Interpolation
=39	MexicoMEXCentral America	80.8	75.3	84.8	Interpolation
=39	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	80.8	75.5	85.2	Projection
41	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.3	70.8	87.0	Interpolation
42	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	80.1	78.2	81.7	Interpolation
43	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	79.8	60.9	91.0	Projection
44	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	79.6	58.4	90.8	Projection
45	EcuadorECUSouth America	79.5	73.9	83.9	Interpolation
=46	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	79.3	70.8	84.9	Projection
=46	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	79.3	68.8	86.0	Projection
=46	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.3	73.3	83.9	Interpolation
49	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	79.1	55.5	91.9	Projection
50	HondurasHNDCentral America	78.4	71.8	83.7	Interpolation
51	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	78.3	70.9	84.2	Interpolation
52	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	78.2	59.7	89.0	Projection
53	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	78.0	62.2	88.8	Projection
54	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.8	72.4	82.3	Interpolation
55	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	77.7	53.8	90.2	Projection
56	KenyaKENEastern Africa	77.5	74.8	79.9	Interpolation
57	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	77.2	52.9	90.8	Projection
58	BahamasBHSCaribbean	76.7	51.3	91.0	Projection
=59	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	76.5	56.7	89.5	Projection
=59	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	76.5	51.1	91.0	Projection
61	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	76.3	49.8	91.9	Projection
=62	DominicaDMACaribbean	76.2	50.9	90.4	Projection
=62	MontserratMSRCaribbean	76.2	50.0	90.9	Projection
64	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	75.6	69.1	80.9	Interpolation
65	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	75.5	70.7	79.9	Projection
=66	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	75.3	61.3	83.7	Projection
=66	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	75.3	66.2	82.7	Interpolation
68	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	74.9	62.3	83.9	Projection
69	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	74.8	70.4	78.7	Interpolation
70	IranIRNSouthern Asia	74.5	58.3	85.5	Projection
71	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	74.0	47.7	90.0	Projection
72	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	73.9	55.7	84.1	Interpolation
=73	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	73.6	47.8	89.3	Projection
=73	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	73.6	68.4	77.9	Interpolation
75	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	73.5	56.2	85.0	Projection
76	GuamGUMMicronesia	73.3	48.8	87.8	Projection
77	ItalyITASouthern Europe	73.1	56.0	83.6	Projection
=78	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	73.0	57.3	83.8	Projection
=78	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	73.0	57.9	83.4	Projection
80	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	72.9	54.7	84.9	Projection
81	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	72.8	63.8	79.8	Projection
82	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	72.6	64.6	77.9	Interpolation
=83	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	72.5	68.6	76.0	Interpolation
=83	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	72.5	45.5	89.2	Projection
85	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	72.2	39.5	92.9	Projection
86	UkraineUKREastern Europe	72.0	56.6	83.6	Projection
87	PanamaPANCentral America	71.8	61.7	80.0	Projection
88	BelarusBLREastern Europe	71.5	63.4	78.1	Interpolation
89	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	71.2	49.1	86.1	Projection
90	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	70.8	58.6	79.6	Interpolation
91	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	70.4	51.6	83.4	Projection
92	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	70.2	44.8	87.1	Projection
93	AnguillaAIACaribbean	69.9	45.8	86.2	Projection
=94	BelizeBLZCentral America	68.9	58.8	77.3	Projection
=94	JapanJPNEastern Asia	68.9	56.9	78.2	Projection
96	PolandPOLEastern Europe	68.8	54.5	79.0	Projection
97	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.4	56.9	76.6	Interpolation
=98	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	68.3	59.7	75.4	Projection
=98	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	68.3	59.6	75.9	Interpolation
100	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	68.1	59.6	75.3	Interpolation
101	IsraelISRWestern Asia	67.7	41.0	85.2	Projection
102	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	67.5	62.6	71.8	Interpolation
103	SurinameSURSouth America	66.8	56.7	75.7	Interpolation
104	PeruPERSouth America	66.6	61.5	71.2	Interpolation
105	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	66.3	45.5	82.3	Projection
106	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	65.8	42.9	83.0	Projection
107	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	65.0	60.5	69.2	Interpolation
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	64.8	56.1	72.9	Interpolation
109	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	64.3	44.3	79.7	Projection
110	QatarQATWestern Asia	63.0	46.0	77.1	Projection
111	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	62.7	50.9	72.9	Interpolation
112	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	62.4	37.6	82.9	Projection
=113	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	62.2	58.9	65.5	Interpolation
=113	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	62.2	30.5	84.6	Projection
115	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	61.9	50.5	72.0	Interpolation
116	PalauPLWMicronesia	61.7	35.7	81.6	Projection
117	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	61.3	56.1	66.2	Interpolation
118	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	61.2	42.7	77.0	Projection
119	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	61.1	48.0	73.4	Projection
=120	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	60.3	42.4	75.6	Projection
=120	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	60.3	49.4	69.3	Interpolation
=122	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	58.6	49.6	67.1	Interpolation
=122	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	58.6	45.0	70.0	Projection
124	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	58.5	49.0	67.2	Interpolation
125	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.3	53.4	62.9	Interpolation
126	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	58.0	28.5	86.2	Projection
127	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	57.8	31.9	79.6	Projection
128	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	56.8	32.4	77.7	Projection
129	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	56.5	48.4	64.4	Interpolation
130	IraqIRQWestern Asia	56.4	43.7	68.5	Interpolation
131	BoliviaBOLSouth America	55.9	46.2	64.4	Projection
132	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	55.4	50.9	59.8	Interpolation
133	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	55.2	49.7	60.1	Interpolation
134	JordanJORWestern Asia	55.0	48.2	61.2	Interpolation
135	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	54.7	49.4	59.7	Interpolation
136	NauruNRUMicronesia	54.4	34.7	73.1	Projection
=137	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	54.0	43.0	64.5	Interpolation
=137	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	54.0	51.2	56.8	Interpolation
139	GuyanaGUYSouth America	53.7	44.7	62.6	Interpolation
140	FijiFJIMelanesia	53.4	38.6	67.8	Projection
141	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	52.7	34.8	68.4	Projection
=142	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	52.4	47.6	57.2	Interpolation
=142	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	52.4	48.0	56.7	Interpolation
144	SenegalSENWestern Africa	51.5	48.8	54.1	Interpolation
145	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	51.4	41.2	61.6	Projection
146	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	51.3	39.5	60.9	Projection
147	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	50.2	43.8	56.9	Interpolation
148	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	49.7	44.4	55.7	Interpolation
149	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	49.3	35.8	60.6	Interpolation
150	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	48.6	43.7	53.2	Interpolation
151	TongaTONPolynesia	48.5	38.0	59.3	Interpolation
152	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	47.6	41.8	53.9	Projection
153	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	47.5	37.2	58.4	Interpolation
=154	HaitiHTICaribbean	46.0	42.0	50.1	Interpolation
=154	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	46.0	40.6	51.6	Interpolation
156	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	45.8	42.3	49.3	Interpolation
157	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.3	40.3	50.4	Interpolation
158	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	45.2	35.5	55.7	Interpolation
159	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	45.0	32.7	56.9	Projection
160	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	44.7	28.1	62.9	Projection
161	YemenYEMWestern Asia	44.6	34.0	56.1	Projection
162	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	44.1	32.9	56.1	Interpolation
163	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	44.0	34.9	55.3	Projection
164	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	43.7	39.7	47.7	Interpolation
165	NigerNERWestern Africa	43.1	37.4	49.2	Interpolation
166	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	42.1	36.2	49.4	Projection
167	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	41.7	37.3	46.7	Interpolation
168	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	41.5	31.3	51.7	Projection
169	TogoTGOWestern Africa	41.4	35.1	48.2	Interpolation
170	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.5	32.7	47.9	Interpolation
171	MaliMLIWestern Africa	39.6	34.9	44.5	Interpolation
172	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	39.0	29.8	49.3	Interpolation
173	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	36.9	33.0	41.0	Interpolation
174	OmanOMNWestern Asia	36.7	26.9	48.7	Projection
175	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	36.2	31.0	41.7	Interpolation
176	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	34.7	22.7	49.4	Projection
177	GuineaGINWestern Africa	34.5	29.9	39.3	Interpolation
178	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	34.2	20.2	51.6	Projection
179	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	33.2	21.8	45.5	Projection
180	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	33.1	24.3	43.2	Interpolation
181	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	32.7	22.8	45.2	Interpolation
182	SamoaWSMPolynesia	32.0	25.4	39.7	Interpolation
183	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	31.9	26.5	38.0	Projection
184	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	31.2	20.4	45.4	Projection
185	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	30.7	26.6	35.5	Interpolation
186	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	28.8	16.7	44.7	Projection
187	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	28.7	22.8	36.6	Interpolation
188	BeninBENWestern Africa	28.6	25.5	32.0	Interpolation
189	EritreaERIEastern Africa	27.2	16.3	42.0	Projection
190	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	27.0	19.7	35.8	Interpolation
191	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	26.8	21.2	33.2	Interpolation
192	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	26.6	13.7	45.6	Interpolation
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	22.0	17.5	27.6	Interpolation
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	19.6	11.1	32.5	Interpolation
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	17.1	11.4	27.2	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5.7	2.0	17.5	Interpolation

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

1Canada92.4
2China91.9
3France91.3
4Belgium90.5
5Finland90.2

Lowest

196Somalia5.7
195South Sudan17.1
194Kosovo19.6
193Chad22.0
192Albania26.6

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 68.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestThailand85.7
LowestSomalia2.0
Middle country: 51.0
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada96.9
LowestSomalia17.5
Middle country: 78.9

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 196 in both
158 · 28rose · fell
10unchanged

Rose most

Senegal48.7 → 51.5+2.8
Burkina Faso52.8 → 55.4+2.6
Guinea32.2 → 34.5+2.3
Côte d’Ivoire41.7 → 43.7+2.0
Gambia34.3 → 36.2+1.9

Fell most

Indonesia80.8 → 80.1−0.7
Jordan55.7 → 55.0−0.7
Samoa32.7 → 32.0−0.7
Maldives31.3 → 30.7−0.6
Bangladesh72.9 → 72.5−0.4

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 2017.
177 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 79.3. 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, 2017: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2017?

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

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2017 describe?

2017.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2017 cover?

196.

Where can I download Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2017?

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