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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2018

2018, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2018 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 6.0. The middle country reads 68.9. Against 2017, 179 values changed (157 up, 22 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2018

HighestCanada

92.4

LowestSomalia

6.0

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
2018the 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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.4	79.5	97.0	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	91.9	85.1	95.2	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.2	77.3	95.8	Projection
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.4	77.3	94.5	Projection
5	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.3	80.8	94.4	Projection
6	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	89.5	85.4	92.6	Interpolation
7	BrazilBRASouth America	89.3	83.7	92.6	Projection
=8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	88.6	74.5	94.4	Projection
=8	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.6	80.3	92.6	Projection
10	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.3	72.3	95.2	Projection
11	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	88.1	75.2	93.1	Projection
=12	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	88.0	71.4	93.6	Projection
=12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	88.0	72.6	94.3	Projection
=12	NicaraguaNICCentral America	88.0	80.5	92.7	Projection
15	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.7	72.2	93.5	Projection
16	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	86.8	66.5	95.6	Projection
17	ColombiaCOLSouth America	86.4	81.4	90.1	Projection
18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	86.3	80.6	90.6	Projection
19	UruguayURYSouth America	86.2	73.8	92.8	Projection
=20	CubaCUBCaribbean	86.1	81.2	89.9	Interpolation
=20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.1	73.7	92.4	Projection
22	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	85.6	71.0	92.5	Projection
23	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.5	70.0	91.5	Projection
=24	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	85.3	76.8	90.4	Projection
=24	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.3	73.0	92.3	Projection
26	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	85.1	79.2	89.6	Projection
27	ChileCHLSouth America	84.5	74.3	90.3	Projection
28	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	83.4	75.8	88.8	Interpolation
29	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.1	76.5	87.9	Interpolation
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	82.8	66.7	91.5	Projection
=31	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.1	69.2	89.6	Projection
=31	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	82.1	63.8	90.6	Projection
33	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	81.9	72.0	89.4	Projection
=34	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	81.5	76.2	85.9	Interpolation
=34	ParaguayPRYSouth America	81.5	73.3	87.7	Projection
36	ArgentinaARGSouth America	81.4	74.1	86.9	Projection
37	VenezuelaVENSouth America	81.3	66.7	90.0	Projection
38	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.2	70.7	88.4	Interpolation
=39	MexicoMEXCentral America	81.0	75.6	84.9	Interpolation
=39	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	81.0	74.3	86.4	Projection
41	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.5	70.4	87.5	Interpolation
42	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	79.9	60.7	91.2	Projection
43	EcuadorECUSouth America	79.8	74.5	84.1	Interpolation
44	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	79.7	69.9	86.0	Projection
45	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	79.6	58.7	91.0	Projection
46	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	79.5	69.9	85.8	Projection
=47	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	79.3	55.3	92.2	Projection
=47	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.3	73.0	84.1	Interpolation
49	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	78.9	76.1	81.5	Projection
50	HondurasHNDCentral America	78.6	71.9	84.0	Interpolation
51	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	78.5	59.7	89.4	Projection
52	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	78.4	62.0	89.5	Projection
53	KenyaKENEastern Africa	78.3	75.7	80.6	Interpolation
=54	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	78.1	70.6	84.2	Interpolation
=54	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	78.1	54.2	90.6	Projection
56	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.7	71.9	82.5	Interpolation
57	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	77.4	53.0	91.0	Projection
=58	BahamasBHSCaribbean	76.9	51.3	91.3	Projection
=58	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	76.9	51.7	91.2	Projection
=58	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	76.9	49.9	92.2	Projection
61	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	76.7	57.0	89.8	Projection
62	DominicaDMACaribbean	76.5	50.9	90.7	Projection
63	MontserratMSRCaribbean	76.4	50.3	91.0	Projection
64	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	76.2	69.8	81.8	Projection
=65	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	75.7	70.4	80.1	Interpolation
=65	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	75.7	66.4	82.9	Interpolation
67	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	75.5	69.1	80.6	Interpolation
68	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	75.4	61.5	83.8	Projection
69	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	75.2	61.9	84.9	Projection
70	IranIRNSouthern Asia	74.7	57.7	86.1	Projection
71	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	74.5	69.2	78.9	Interpolation
72	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	74.3	47.9	90.3	Projection
73	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	73.9	47.9	89.6	Projection
74	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	73.7	56.0	85.4	Projection
=75	ItalyITASouthern Europe	73.6	56.1	84.6	Projection
=75	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	73.6	55.6	83.9	Interpolation
77	GuamGUMMicronesia	73.5	48.6	88.1	Projection
78	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	73.4	57.7	84.1	Projection
79	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	73.2	56.8	84.4	Projection
=80	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	73.0	54.2	85.2	Projection
=80	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	73.0	45.5	89.4	Projection
82	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	72.9	62.7	80.8	Projection
83	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	72.8	40.1	93.0	Projection
=84	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	72.6	68.3	76.3	Interpolation
=84	UkraineUKREastern Europe	72.6	56.5	84.2	Projection
86	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	72.4	64.9	77.3	Interpolation
87	PanamaPANCentral America	72.1	61.0	80.8	Projection
88	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	71.9	49.7	86.8	Projection
89	BelarusBLREastern Europe	71.3	63.2	78.1	Interpolation
90	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	70.8	51.5	83.9	Projection
91	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	70.6	58.5	79.4	Interpolation
=92	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	70.4	44.8	87.3	Projection
=92	JapanJPNEastern Asia	70.4	58.2	79.5	Projection
94	AnguillaAIACaribbean	70.2	45.9	86.5	Projection
95	PolandPOLEastern Europe	69.4	54.3	80.1	Projection
96	BelizeBLZCentral America	69.3	58.3	78.3	Projection
97	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	69.2	64.6	73.4	Interpolation
98	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	69.1	59.4	77.4	Projection
99	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	68.8	58.9	76.8	Projection
100	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	68.3	59.8	75.4	Interpolation
101	IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.1	41.2	85.5	Projection
102	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.0	56.8	76.3	Interpolation
103	PeruPERSouth America	67.4	62.2	71.9	Interpolation
104	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	67.3	46.0	83.2	Projection
105	SurinameSURSouth America	66.6	56.4	75.6	Interpolation
106	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	66.2	42.8	83.5	Projection
107	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	65.7	62.3	68.9	Interpolation
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	65.2	55.8	73.6	Interpolation
109	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	64.7	44.5	80.5	Projection
110	QatarQATWestern Asia	63.3	45.7	77.8	Projection
111	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	63.1	38.1	83.7	Projection
112	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	62.9	50.9	73.1	Interpolation
113	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	62.7	57.7	67.4	Interpolation
114	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	62.6	30.5	84.9	Projection
115	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	62.5	58.7	66.2	Interpolation
116	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	62.2	51.0	72.0	Interpolation
117	PalauPLWMicronesia	61.9	35.6	82.0	Projection
118	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	61.5	42.5	77.6	Projection
119	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	61.4	48.9	72.7	Projection
120	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	60.8	42.0	76.2	Projection
121	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	60.4	50.4	69.1	Interpolation
122	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	59.6	50.6	67.8	Interpolation
123	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	59.1	49.3	67.6	Interpolation
=124	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	59.0	29.4	86.6	Projection
=124	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	59.0	44.5	71.3	Projection
126	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.6	53.0	63.9	Interpolation
127	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	58.4	31.8	80.3	Projection
128	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	57.8	53.4	62.1	Interpolation
=129	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	57.3	32.8	78.3	Projection
=129	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	57.3	49.0	65.4	Interpolation
131	BoliviaBOLSouth America	56.9	45.8	66.5	Projection
132	IraqIRQWestern Asia	56.6	44.0	68.7	Interpolation
133	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	56.0	49.1	62.0	Interpolation
=134	JordanJORWestern Asia	55.0	47.2	61.9	Interpolation
=134	NauruNRUMicronesia	55.0	34.5	73.9	Projection
136	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	54.9	51.6	58.1	Interpolation
137	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	54.7	48.6	60.7	Interpolation
=138	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	53.6	35.1	69.9	Projection
=138	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	53.6	42.7	63.9	Interpolation
=140	GuyanaGUYSouth America	53.5	44.5	62.8	Interpolation
=140	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	53.5	49.0	57.9	Interpolation
=142	FijiFJIMelanesia	53.4	39.2	67.3	Projection
=142	SenegalSENWestern Africa	53.4	50.6	56.1	Interpolation
144	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	52.9	46.8	58.8	Projection
=145	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	51.5	41.2	61.6	Projection
=145	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	51.5	38.6	62.2	Projection
147	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	50.7	44.0	57.6	Interpolation
148	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	50.3	44.2	56.8	Interpolation
149	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	49.8	36.4	61.1	Interpolation
150	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	49.0	44.0	54.1	Interpolation
151	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	48.7	41.2	56.6	Projection
152	TongaTONPolynesia	48.6	38.0	59.5	Interpolation
153	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	47.9	37.6	59.1	Interpolation
154	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	46.8	42.4	51.2	Interpolation
=155	HaitiHTICaribbean	46.7	41.2	52.3	Projection
=155	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	46.7	41.6	52.0	Interpolation
157	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	46.3	32.8	59.5	Projection
158	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	46.2	35.9	56.7	Interpolation
159	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	46.1	28.1	64.7	Projection
160	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.9	41.7	50.3	Interpolation
161	YemenYEMWestern Asia	45.7	33.7	58.3	Projection
162	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	45.3	36.6	55.7	Projection
163	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	44.7	41.0	48.5	Interpolation
164	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	44.2	33.1	56.1	Interpolation
165	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	42.9	35.7	51.5	Projection
166	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	42.8	36.7	49.5	Projection
167	TogoTGOWestern Africa	42.5	35.0	50.8	Projection
168	NigerNERWestern Africa	42.4	36.4	48.9	Interpolation
169	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	42.2	30.5	54.0	Projection
170	MaliMLIWestern Africa	41.3	37.3	45.5	Interpolation
171	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.0	33.2	46.8	Interpolation
172	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	39.0	29.7	49.2	Interpolation
173	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	38.0	33.4	42.9	Interpolation
174	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	37.9	34.7	41.4	Interpolation
175	OmanOMNWestern Asia	37.6	26.6	50.7	Projection
176	GuineaGINWestern Africa	36.7	32.7	40.8	Interpolation
177	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	35.7	22.6	51.3	Projection
178	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	35.2	20.4	53.7	Projection
179	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	34.0	21.6	47.2	Projection
180	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	33.7	25.3	43.7	Interpolation
181	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	33.4	23.6	45.9	Interpolation
182	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	32.6	25.9	40.2	Projection
183	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	31.9	20.2	47.5	Projection
184	SamoaWSMPolynesia	31.4	24.5	39.7	Interpolation
185	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	30.9	25.4	37.2	Projection
186	BeninBENWestern Africa	29.9	26.6	33.4	Interpolation
187	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	29.7	16.8	46.8	Projection
188	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	29.0	23.5	36.5	Interpolation
189	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	28.7	22.7	35.5	Interpolation
190	EritreaERIEastern Africa	28.1	16.3	44.2	Projection
191	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	27.8	14.0	47.9	Interpolation
192	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	26.5	19.1	35.7	Interpolation
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	22.5	17.3	29.0	Interpolation
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	19.6	11.1	32.6	Interpolation
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	17.7	11.4	28.8	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	6.0	2.1	18.0	Interpolation

02In 2018

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
3France91.2
4Belgium90.4
5Finland90.3

Lowest

196Somalia6.0
195South Sudan17.7
194Kosovo19.6
193Chad22.5
192Comoros26.5

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 68.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestThailand85.4
LowestSomalia2.1
Middle country: 51.4
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada97.0
LowestSomalia18.0
Middle country: 79.8

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
179values changed, of 196 in both
157 · 22rose · fell
17unchanged

Rose most

Burkina Faso55.4 → 57.8+2.4
Guinea34.5 → 36.7+2.2
DR Congo26.8 → 28.7+1.9
Senegal51.5 → 53.4+1.9
Gambia36.2 → 38.0+1.8

Fell most

Indonesia80.1 → 78.9−1.2
Niger43.1 → 42.4−0.7
Samoa32.0 → 31.4−0.6
Comoros27.0 → 26.5−0.5
Gabon40.5 → 40.0−0.5

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 2018.
171 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 88.0. 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, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2018?

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

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2018 cover?

196.

Where can I download Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2018?

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