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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2021

2021, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2021 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 7.2. The middle country reads 70.6. Against 2020, 182 values changed (172 up, 10 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2021

HighestCanada

92.4

LowestSomalia

7.2

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
2021the 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.4	78.6	97.1	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.0	84.7	95.5	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.3	76.4	96.2	Projection
=4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.4	76.3	95.0	Projection
=4	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.4	79.8	95.0	Projection
6	BrazilBRASouth America	89.6	83.1	93.4	Projection
=7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	89.0	73.5	95.0	Projection
=7	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	89.0	84.5	92.5	Interpolation
=9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	88.6	75.4	93.8	Projection
=9	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.6	78.9	93.3	Projection
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.5	71.9	95.5	Projection
12	NicaraguaNICCentral America	88.2	79.0	93.4	Projection
13	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	88.1	71.2	94.8	Projection
=14	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.8	71.7	93.9	Projection
=14	SpainESPSouthern Europe	87.8	81.7	92.0	Projection
16	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	87.7	70.2	93.8	Projection
17	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	87.1	66.2	95.8	Projection
18	ColombiaCOLSouth America	86.7	79.3	91.8	Projection
19	UruguayURYSouth America	86.4	73.4	93.2	Projection
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.2	72.8	93.0	Projection
21	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	86.0	70.9	93.3	Projection
22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.7	68.6	92.4	Projection
23	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.6	71.8	93.2	Projection
=24	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	85.5	75.7	91.2	Projection
=24	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	85.5	76.5	91.3	Projection
26	ChileCHLSouth America	84.9	73.5	91.6	Projection
27	CubaCUBCaribbean	84.8	79.0	89.1	Projection
28	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	83.7	73.6	90.4	Projection
29	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.4	74.4	89.5	Projection
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	83.3	66.8	92.2	Projection
=31	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.7	69.1	90.3	Projection
=31	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	82.7	70.3	91.4	Projection
33	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	82.5	74.4	88.5	Projection
34	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	82.4	64.0	91.3	Projection
35	ParaguayPRYSouth America	82.2	71.8	89.3	Projection
36	ArgentinaARGSouth America	82.0	73.9	88.1	Projection
=37	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	81.8	71.4	89.5	Projection
=37	VenezuelaVENSouth America	81.8	66.3	90.8	Projection
39	MexicoMEXCentral America	81.3	74.7	86.0	Projection
=40	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	81.1	69.1	89.0	Interpolation
=40	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.1	71.4	88.1	Interpolation
42	KenyaKENEastern Africa	80.8	78.5	82.8	Interpolation
43	EcuadorECUSouth America	80.6	73.0	86.1	Projection
44	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	80.4	72.5	85.9	Interpolation
45	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	80.2	55.4	92.7	Projection
46	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	80.1	60.1	91.7	Projection
47	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	80.0	67.6	87.9	Projection
48	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	79.9	58.6	91.5	Projection
=49	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	79.7	61.9	91.0	Projection
=49	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.7	69.6	86.8	Projection
51	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	79.3	59.0	90.4	Projection
52	HondurasHNDCentral America	79.1	70.6	85.4	Projection
53	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	79.0	55.3	91.7	Projection
54	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	78.2	51.5	92.8	Projection
55	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	78.1	52.4	92.3	Projection
=56	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	77.9	67.9	86.0	Projection
=56	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	77.9	53.0	91.4	Projection
58	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	77.6	70.3	83.6	Interpolation
59	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	77.5	70.1	83.5	Projection
60	BahamasBHSCaribbean	77.4	51.7	91.8	Projection
=61	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	77.3	56.9	90.4	Projection
=61	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.3	68.4	84.1	Interpolation
=63	DominicaDMACaribbean	77.0	51.3	91.2	Projection
=63	MontserratMSRCaribbean	77.0	50.5	91.6	Projection
65	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	76.7	72.4	80.7	Projection
66	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	76.6	70.7	81.4	Interpolation
67	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	76.3	61.3	85.6	Projection
68	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	76.2	64.9	84.7	Projection
69	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	76.0	60.5	86.8	Projection
70	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	75.8	66.5	83.2	Projection
71	IranIRNSouthern Asia	75.5	57.0	87.5	Projection
=72	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	74.9	48.1	90.8	Projection
=72	ItalyITASouthern Europe	74.9	55.9	86.9	Projection
74	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	74.6	48.5	90.2	Projection
=75	JapanJPNEastern Asia	74.5	62.3	82.8	Projection
=75	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	74.5	55.2	86.8	Projection
77	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	74.4	56.8	85.7	Projection
=78	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	74.1	68.8	78.5	Interpolation
=78	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	74.1	56.2	86.0	Projection
=78	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	74.1	50.9	88.6	Projection
=81	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	74.0	41.5	93.6	Projection
=81	UkraineUKREastern Europe	74.0	56.0	86.1	Projection
83	GuamGUMMicronesia	73.9	48.2	88.9	Projection
84	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	73.7	45.7	90.1	Projection
85	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	73.6	63.0	80.7	Projection
86	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	73.3	60.2	83.1	Projection
87	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	73.2	52.3	86.2	Projection
88	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	73.1	67.6	77.8	Projection
=89	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	73.0	54.7	83.5	Interpolation
=89	PanamaPANCentral America	73.0	59.6	83.4	Projection
91	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	71.9	51.3	85.5	Projection
92	BelarusBLREastern Europe	71.6	61.2	80.0	Projection
=93	AnguillaAIACaribbean	71.1	46.4	87.6	Projection
=93	PolandPOLEastern Europe	71.1	54.1	83.0	Projection
95	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	71.0	58.8	80.9	Projection
96	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	70.9	57.1	80.7	Projection
97	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	70.8	44.4	88.1	Projection
98	PeruPERSouth America	70.6	65.6	74.7	Interpolation
99	BelizeBLZCentral America	70.5	56.8	81.1	Projection
100	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	70.3	57.2	80.2	Projection
101	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	70.0	47.9	85.6	Projection
102	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	69.5	58.5	78.5	Projection
103	IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.4	41.1	86.1	Projection
104	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.3	56.7	77.0	Interpolation
105	SurinameSURSouth America	68.0	55.6	78.6	Projection
106	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	67.5	59.8	74.7	Projection
107	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	67.0	43.0	84.4	Projection
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	66.3	53.6	77.3	Projection
109	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	65.9	44.6	82.2	Projection
110	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	65.2	61.5	68.7	Interpolation
111	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	65.1	39.5	85.6	Projection
112	QatarQATWestern Asia	64.5	44.8	79.6	Projection
113	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	63.9	61.2	66.4	Interpolation
114	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	63.6	31.0	86.0	Projection
115	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	63.4	50.2	74.9	Projection
116	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	63.1	52.0	72.9	Projection
117	PalauPLWMicronesia	63.0	35.4	83.3	Projection
118	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	62.4	42.1	79.3	Projection
119	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	62.2	49.9	73.5	Projection
120	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	62.0	31.7	88.0	Projection
121	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	61.8	41.6	78.0	Projection
122	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	61.7	49.8	72.7	Projection
123	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	61.3	55.9	66.6	Interpolation
124	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	61.2	47.6	72.4	Projection
125	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	60.3	52.5	67.0	Interpolation
126	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	60.1	42.9	74.1	Projection
127	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	60.0	56.5	63.3	Interpolation
128	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	59.8	32.6	81.5	Projection
129	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	59.7	48.9	69.4	Projection
130	BoliviaBOLSouth America	59.3	44.7	71.5	Projection
131	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.8	53.3	63.9	Interpolation
132	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	58.4	33.3	79.6	Projection
133	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	58.2	50.8	64.8	Interpolation
134	IraqIRQWestern Asia	58.0	42.5	71.9	Projection
135	NauruNRUMicronesia	56.4	34.2	75.9	Projection
136	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	56.3	49.0	63.6	Projection
137	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	56.0	35.5	73.5	Projection
138	JordanJORWestern Asia	55.8	46.4	63.9	Interpolation
139	SenegalSENWestern Africa	55.5	50.2	60.6	Interpolation
140	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	54.9	49.7	60.1	Interpolation
141	GuyanaGUYSouth America	54.7	43.6	65.7	Projection
142	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	54.6	43.7	65.2	Projection
143	FijiFJIMelanesia	53.7	41.0	66.1	Interpolation
144	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	52.5	41.7	62.8	Projection
145	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	52.4	42.2	62.1	Interpolation
=146	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	52.1	46.9	57.2	Interpolation
=146	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	52.1	36.3	65.9	Projection
=146	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	52.1	40.1	64.3	Projection
149	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	51.7	42.7	61.2	Projection
150	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	51.3	35.3	64.6	Projection
151	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	50.9	37.6	64.6	Projection
152	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	50.3	40.3	60.2	Projection
153	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	50.1	41.6	59.8	Projection
154	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	50.0	33.2	65.7	Projection
155	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	49.7	28.9	70.1	Projection
=156	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	49.1	44.3	53.9	Interpolation
=156	TongaTONPolynesia	49.1	36.8	61.9	Projection
=158	HaitiHTICaribbean	49.0	38.8	59.3	Projection
=158	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	49.0	42.5	55.7	Projection
160	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	48.8	46.1	51.5	Interpolation
161	YemenYEMWestern Asia	48.5	33.5	63.8	Projection
=162	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	48.0	38.7	57.1	Projection
=162	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	48.0	35.1	61.0	Projection
164	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	46.6	35.6	58.0	Projection
165	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	46.1	34.9	58.4	Projection
166	TogoTGOWestern Africa	45.8	34.6	57.9	Projection
167	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	44.9	33.0	57.7	Projection
168	MaliMLIWestern Africa	44.5	35.6	53.9	Projection
169	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	44.3	29.3	59.6	Projection
170	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	42.4	36.5	48.7	Projection
171	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	41.8	35.1	48.7	Interpolation
172	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	40.8	28.7	53.9	Projection
173	OmanOMNWestern Asia	40.3	26.5	56.4	Projection
174	NigerNERWestern Africa	39.9	34.1	45.9	Interpolation
175	GuineaGINWestern Africa	39.8	31.6	48.9	Projection
176	GabonGABMiddle Africa	39.6	34.6	45.1	Interpolation
177	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38.6	21.7	59.4	Projection
178	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	38.5	22.8	56.6	Projection
179	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	36.6	24.5	51.7	Projection
180	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	36.4	21.4	52.4	Projection
181	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	36.3	25.6	48.5	Projection
182	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	34.8	24.5	46.5	Projection
183	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	34.2	19.9	52.6	Projection
184	BeninBENWestern Africa	33.9	27.9	40.6	Interpolation
185	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	33.0	23.4	43.8	Projection
186	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	32.5	17.3	52.2	Projection
187	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	32.4	22.0	44.0	Projection
188	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	31.2	15.0	54.4	Projection
=189	EritreaERIEastern Africa	30.9	16.4	50.3	Projection
=189	SamoaWSMPolynesia	30.9	22.1	41.7	Projection
191	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	30.2	25.0	37.5	Interpolation
192	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	25.7	18.3	35.0	Interpolation
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	24.3	16.9	34.1	Projection
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	21.1	11.7	35.3	Projection
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	19.6	11.4	33.9	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	7.2	2.6	20.1	Projection

02In 2021

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
4Belgiumshared90.4
4Finlandshared90.4

Lowest

196Somalia7.2
195South Sudan19.6
194Kosovo21.1
193Chad24.3
192Comoros25.7

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 70.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestChina84.7
LowestSomalia2.6
Middle country: 52.2
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada97.1
LowestSomalia20.1
Middle country: 81.5

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
182values changed, of 196 in both
172 · 10rose · fell
14unchanged

Rose most

Uganda57.6 → 60.0+2.4
Burkina Faso61.7 → 63.9+2.2
Saudi Arabia48.3 → 50.1+1.8
Côte d’Ivoire47.1 → 48.8+1.7
Peru69.1 → 70.6+1.5

Fell most

Niger40.5 → 39.9−0.6
Cuba85.3 → 84.8−0.5
Trinidad and Tobago52.9 → 52.4−0.5
Ethiopia61.6 → 61.3−0.3
Indonesia77.0 → 76.7−0.3

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 2021.
171 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 74.1. 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, 2021: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2021?

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

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2021 describe?

2021.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2021 cover?

196.

Where can I download Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2021?

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