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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2020

2020, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2020 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 6.7. The middle country reads 69.9. Against 2019, 181 values changed (167 up, 14 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2020

HighestCanada

92.4

LowestSomalia

6.7

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
2020the year it describes
169distinct 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.4	78.9	97.1	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.0	84.8	95.4	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.3	76.6	96.1	Projection
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.4	76.6	94.8	Projection
5	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.3	80.0	94.9	Projection
6	BrazilBRASouth America	89.5	83.4	93.1	Projection
7	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	89.1	84.8	92.5	Interpolation
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	88.8	73.7	94.9	Projection
=9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	88.5	75.5	93.6	Projection
=9	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.5	79.3	93.0	Projection
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.4	72.1	95.3	Projection
12	NicaraguaNICCentral America	88.1	79.6	93.2	Projection
13	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	87.9	71.6	94.7	Projection
14	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.8	72.1	93.8	Projection
15	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	87.7	70.7	93.7	Projection
16	SpainESPSouthern Europe	87.3	81.4	91.4	Projection
17	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	86.9	66.3	95.7	Projection
18	ColombiaCOLSouth America	86.6	79.9	91.3	Projection
19	UruguayURYSouth America	86.3	73.4	93.1	Projection
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.2	73.2	92.7	Projection
21	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	85.8	71.1	93.1	Projection
22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.6	69.0	92.2	Projection
=23	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	85.5	76.1	90.9	Projection
=23	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.5	72.3	92.9	Projection
=25	CubaCUBCaribbean	85.3	79.9	89.3	Projection
=25	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	85.3	77.4	90.8	Projection
27	ChileCHLSouth America	84.8	73.7	91.2	Projection
28	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	83.6	74.3	90.0	Projection
29	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.3	75.1	88.9	Projection
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	83.2	67.0	92.0	Projection
31	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.5	69.0	90.1	Projection
=32	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	82.4	70.6	91.0	Projection
=32	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	82.4	64.0	91.1	Projection
34	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	82.2	75.1	87.8	Projection
35	ParaguayPRYSouth America	82.0	72.3	88.8	Projection
=36	ArgentinaARGSouth America	81.7	74.4	87.4	Interpolation
=36	VenezuelaVENSouth America	81.7	66.3	90.6	Projection
38	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	81.5	72.3	88.7	Projection
39	MexicoMEXCentral America	81.2	74.8	85.8	Projection
40	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.0	71.1	88.2	Interpolation
41	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.9	69.4	88.6	Interpolation
42	EcuadorECUSouth America	80.4	73.9	85.4	Projection
43	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	80.2	71.5	86.0	Projection
44	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	80.0	60.2	91.5	Projection
=45	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	79.9	68.1	87.2	Projection
=45	KenyaKENEastern Africa	79.9	77.6	82.0	Interpolation
=45	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	79.9	55.5	92.5	Projection
48	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	79.8	58.8	91.3	Projection
49	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.7	70.5	86.1	Projection
50	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	79.4	61.8	90.5	Projection
51	HondurasHNDCentral America	79.0	71.3	84.8	Projection
52	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	78.9	59.2	90.0	Projection
53	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	78.7	55.0	91.4	Projection
54	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	77.8	53.1	91.3	Projection
=55	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	77.7	70.3	83.8	Interpolation
=55	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	77.7	50.8	92.7	Projection
57	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	77.6	52.1	92.0	Projection
58	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	77.4	68.4	84.8	Projection
59	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.3	69.4	83.5	Interpolation
=60	BahamasBHSCaribbean	77.1	51.6	91.7	Projection
=60	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	77.1	56.8	90.2	Projection
=62	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	77.0	73.0	80.7	Projection
=62	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	77.0	70.7	82.3	Interpolation
=62	MontserratMSRCaribbean	77.0	50.5	91.4	Projection
65	DominicaDMACaribbean	76.7	51.1	91.1	Projection
=66	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	76.0	71.1	80.0	Interpolation
=66	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	76.0	65.6	84.1	Projection
68	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	75.9	61.4	84.9	Projection
69	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	75.8	60.9	86.2	Projection
70	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	75.7	67.4	82.2	Projection
71	IranIRNSouthern Asia	75.2	57.5	87.0	Projection
72	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	74.7	47.9	90.7	Projection
73	ItalyITASouthern Europe	74.5	55.9	86.1	Projection
74	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	74.4	48.2	90.0	Projection
75	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	74.2	55.6	86.4	Projection
76	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	74.1	57.1	85.2	Projection
77	GuamGUMMicronesia	73.8	48.0	88.6	Projection
=78	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	73.7	68.4	78.2	Interpolation
=78	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	73.7	56.4	85.5	Projection
=78	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	73.7	41.0	93.5	Projection
81	UkraineUKREastern Europe	73.5	56.1	85.6	Projection
82	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	73.4	50.6	88.0	Projection
=83	JapanJPNEastern Asia	73.3	61.0	81.7	Projection
=83	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	73.3	45.7	89.8	Projection
=85	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	73.2	63.6	79.6	Projection
=85	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	73.2	60.9	82.4	Projection
=87	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	73.1	55.0	83.6	Interpolation
=87	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	73.1	53.0	86.0	Projection
89	PanamaPANCentral America	72.7	59.9	82.7	Projection
90	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	72.1	68.3	75.5	Interpolation
91	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	71.6	51.4	84.9	Projection
92	BelarusBLREastern Europe	71.3	61.7	79.1	Projection
93	AnguillaAIACaribbean	70.8	46.3	87.2	Projection
94	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	70.7	57.6	80.0	Projection
=95	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	70.6	44.3	87.7	Projection
=95	PolandPOLEastern Europe	70.6	54.1	82.1	Projection
97	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	70.5	59.0	79.9	Projection
98	BelizeBLZCentral America	70.1	57.2	80.3	Projection
99	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	69.8	57.7	79.3	Projection
=100	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	69.1	47.4	84.8	Projection
=100	PeruPERSouth America	69.1	63.9	73.5	Interpolation
102	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	69.0	58.9	77.5	Projection
103	IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.3	41.1	85.9	Projection
104	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.1	56.6	76.7	Interpolation
105	SurinameSURSouth America	67.4	56.0	77.5	Projection
106	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	67.0	60.7	72.7	Projection
107	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	66.7	43.0	84.0	Projection
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	65.9	54.3	76.1	Projection
109	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	65.7	44.4	81.7	Projection
110	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	64.6	39.0	85.0	Projection
111	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	64.4	59.8	68.6	Interpolation
112	QatarQATWestern Asia	64.2	45.0	79.0	Projection
113	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	63.3	30.9	85.6	Projection
114	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	63.2	50.9	74.0	Interpolation
=115	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	62.6	52.7	71.6	Interpolation
=115	PalauPLWMicronesia	62.6	35.5	83.0	Projection
117	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	62.0	41.9	78.8	Projection
118	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	61.9	50.2	72.5	Interpolation
119	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	61.7	58.3	64.9	Interpolation
120	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	61.6	57.0	66.3	Interpolation
121	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	61.5	41.7	77.5	Projection
122	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	61.0	50.2	71.2	Projection
=123	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	60.9	30.9	87.4	Projection
=123	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	60.9	48.6	71.2	Projection
125	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	59.8	51.1	67.6	Interpolation
126	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	59.7	43.5	73.2	Projection
127	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	59.3	32.5	81.0	Projection
=128	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.9	53.0	64.3	Interpolation
=128	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	58.9	49.2	68.0	Projection
130	BoliviaBOLSouth America	58.4	44.8	70.0	Projection
131	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	58.0	33.0	79.4	Projection
=132	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	57.6	49.6	64.3	Interpolation
=132	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	57.6	54.3	61.0	Interpolation
134	IraqIRQWestern Asia	57.5	42.9	70.8	Projection
135	NauruNRUMicronesia	56.0	34.3	75.3	Projection
136	JordanJORWestern Asia	55.5	46.0	63.8	Interpolation
137	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	55.4	49.7	61.2	Projection
138	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	55.2	35.4	72.3	Projection
139	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	54.9	48.7	60.6	Interpolation
140	SenegalSENWestern Africa	54.7	50.0	59.1	Interpolation
141	GuyanaGUYSouth America	54.1	43.8	64.2	Interpolation
142	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	54.0	44.5	63.2	Projection
143	FijiFJIMelanesia	53.5	40.5	66.2	Projection
144	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	52.9	42.3	62.9	Interpolation
145	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	51.9	37.2	64.9	Projection
=146	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	51.7	45.6	57.9	Interpolation
=146	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	51.7	42.4	60.9	Projection
148	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	51.6	41.9	61.6	Projection
149	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	50.9	40.4	61.9	Projection
150	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	50.8	35.7	63.5	Projection
151	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	49.9	41.4	58.4	Projection
152	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	49.7	37.6	62.3	Projection
153	TongaTONPolynesia	48.9	37.3	60.8	Projection
154	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	48.8	33.1	63.6	Projection
155	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	48.6	43.3	53.6	Interpolation
156	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	48.5	28.6	68.6	Projection
157	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	48.3	39.9	58.3	Projection
158	HaitiHTICaribbean	48.2	39.4	57.3	Projection
159	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	48.1	43.1	53.2	Interpolation
160	YemenYEMWestern Asia	47.5	33.4	62.1	Projection
161	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	47.4	35.6	59.5	Projection
162	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	47.2	39.3	55.0	Projection
163	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	47.1	43.9	50.3	Interpolation
164	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	45.3	35.9	55.3	Projection
165	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	45.0	35.1	56.0	Projection
=166	TogoTGOWestern Africa	44.7	34.8	55.4	Projection
=166	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	44.7	33.4	56.8	Interpolation
=168	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	43.6	29.5	57.8	Projection
=168	MaliMLIWestern Africa	43.6	36.2	51.4	Projection
170	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	41.2	36.8	45.7	Interpolation
=171	NigerNERWestern Africa	40.5	34.5	46.7	Interpolation
=171	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	40.5	34.8	46.4	Interpolation
173	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	40.1	29.1	52.2	Projection
174	OmanOMNWestern Asia	39.4	26.6	54.7	Projection
175	GabonGABMiddle Africa	39.3	34.7	44.3	Interpolation
176	GuineaGINWestern Africa	38.8	32.1	46.4	Projection
177	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	37.6	22.7	54.7	Projection
178	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	37.5	21.4	57.7	Projection
179	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	35.6	21.4	50.6	Projection
180	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	35.5	24.4	49.5	Projection
181	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	35.4	25.7	46.5	Projection
182	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	34.0	24.8	44.4	Projection
183	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	33.5	19.9	50.9	Projection
184	BeninBENWestern Africa	32.6	27.3	38.2	Interpolation
185	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	32.2	23.8	41.7	Projection
186	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	31.6	17.2	50.5	Projection
187	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	31.2	22.0	41.6	Projection
188	SamoaWSMPolynesia	30.9	22.9	40.7	Interpolation
189	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	30.0	14.6	52.3	Projection
190	EritreaERIEastern Africa	29.9	16.3	48.5	Projection
191	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	29.7	25.2	36.3	Interpolation
192	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	25.9	18.4	35.2	Interpolation
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	23.7	17.0	32.3	Projection
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	19.9	11.5	32.7	Interpolation
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	19.0	11.3	32.1	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	6.7	2.4	19.1	Projection

02In 2020

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

Lowest

196Somalia6.7
195South Sudan19.0
194Kosovo19.9
193Chad23.7
192Comoros25.9

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 69.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
Highest2 share it
LowestSomalia2.4
Middle country: 51.9
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada97.1
LowestSomalia19.1
Middle country: 80.9

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
181values changed, of 196 in both
167 · 14rose · fell
15unchanged

Rose most

Burkina Faso59.8 → 61.7+1.9
Saudi Arabia46.7 → 48.3+1.6
Gambia39.8 → 41.2+1.4
Serbia48.3 → 49.7+1.4
Benin31.2 → 32.6+1.4

Fell most

Niger41.4 → 40.5−0.9
Indonesia77.7 → 77.0−0.7
Ethiopia62.3 → 61.6−0.7
Cuba85.7 → 85.3−0.4
Trinidad and Tobago53.3 → 52.9−0.4

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 2020.
169 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 79.9. 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, 2020: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2020?

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

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2020 describe?

2020.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2020 cover?

196.

Where can I download Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2020?

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