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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2022

2022, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2022 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 7.7. The middle country reads 70.9. Against 2021, 180 values changed (172 up, 8 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2022

HighestCanada

92.4

LowestSomalia

7.7

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
2022the year it describes
172distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.4	78.2	97.2	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.0	84.5	95.6	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.3	75.8	96.3	Projection
=4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.4	75.7	95.2	Projection
=4	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.4	79.3	95.2	Projection
6	BrazilBRASouth America	89.7	82.6	93.7	Projection
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	89.0	73.0	95.2	Projection
8	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	88.9	84.1	92.6	Interpolation
9	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.7	78.3	93.4	Projection
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	88.6	75.2	94.0	Projection
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.5	71.8	95.5	Projection
12	SpainESPSouthern Europe	88.3	82.2	92.4	Projection
13	NicaraguaNICCentral America	88.2	78.8	93.6	Projection
14	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	88.1	71.0	95.0	Projection
15	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.9	71.6	94.1	Projection
16	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	87.6	69.8	94.0	Projection
17	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	87.3	66.1	95.9	Projection
18	ColombiaCOLSouth America	86.9	78.9	92.3	Projection
19	UruguayURYSouth America	86.5	73.2	93.4	Projection
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.2	72.5	93.2	Projection
21	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	86.1	70.7	93.5	Projection
=22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.7	68.3	92.7	Projection
=22	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.7	71.5	93.4	Projection
24	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	85.6	75.7	91.8	Projection
25	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	85.5	75.2	91.5	Projection
26	ChileCHLSouth America	85.1	73.0	92.0	Projection
27	CubaCUBCaribbean	84.5	78.1	88.9	Projection
28	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	83.9	72.9	90.9	Projection
29	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.6	73.9	90.1	Projection
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	83.5	66.9	92.4	Projection
31	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	82.9	68.9	90.6	Projection
=32	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	82.8	73.8	89.3	Projection
=32	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	82.8	69.6	92.1	Projection
34	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	82.6	64.0	91.5	Projection
35	ParaguayPRYSouth America	82.4	71.2	89.8	Projection
36	ArgentinaARGSouth America	82.3	73.4	88.7	Projection
=37	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	82.0	70.7	90.3	Projection
=37	VenezuelaVENSouth America	82.0	66.3	91.1	Projection
39	KenyaKENEastern Africa	81.6	79.2	83.6	Interpolation
40	MexicoMEXCentral America	81.5	74.8	86.1	Projection
41	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	81.3	68.6	89.4	Projection
42	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.1	70.9	88.4	Interpolation
=43	EcuadorECUSouth America	80.7	72.2	86.9	Projection
=43	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	80.7	71.9	86.7	Projection
=45	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	80.2	66.7	88.5	Projection
=45	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	80.2	55.4	92.9	Projection
=45	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	80.2	59.9	91.9	Projection
=48	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	80.1	61.9	91.4	Projection
=48	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	80.1	58.4	91.6	Projection
50	United StatesUSANorthern America	79.9	69.0	87.5	Projection
51	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	79.5	59.1	90.6	Projection
52	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	79.4	55.5	91.9	Projection
53	HondurasHNDCentral America	79.2	70.0	86.1	Projection
54	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	78.6	51.9	93.1	Projection
55	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	78.5	52.6	92.5	Projection
56	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	78.4	67.5	86.9	Projection
57	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	78.1	53.0	91.5	Projection
58	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	78.0	69.6	84.6	Projection
59	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	77.7	70.0	83.9	Interpolation
60	BahamasBHSCaribbean	77.6	51.6	91.9	Projection
=61	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	77.5	57.2	90.5	Projection
=61	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.5	67.5	85.0	Projection
63	MontserratMSRCaribbean	77.3	50.6	91.7	Projection
64	DominicaDMACaribbean	77.2	51.6	91.3	Projection
65	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	77.0	69.9	82.7	Projection
=66	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	76.6	61.1	86.3	Projection
=66	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	76.6	71.8	81.0	Projection
68	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	76.4	64.1	85.2	Projection
69	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	76.2	60.0	87.2	Projection
70	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	76.1	65.9	84.0	Projection
71	IranIRNSouthern Asia	75.7	57.2	87.8	Projection
72	ItalyITASouthern Europe	75.4	56.1	87.5	Projection
73	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	75.2	48.1	91.0	Projection
74	JapanJPNEastern Asia	75.1	62.3	83.5	Projection
75	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	74.9	49.0	90.4	Projection
=76	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	74.7	56.8	86.2	Projection
=76	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	74.7	55.2	87.1	Projection
78	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	74.5	51.5	88.9	Projection
=79	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	74.4	69.4	78.5	Interpolation
=79	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	74.4	42.2	93.8	Projection
=79	UkraineUKREastern Europe	74.4	56.1	86.6	Projection
82	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	74.3	55.9	86.5	Projection
83	GuamGUMMicronesia	74.1	48.0	89.1	Projection
84	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	74.0	46.0	90.2	Projection
85	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	73.9	62.5	81.7	Projection
86	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	73.8	67.0	79.6	Projection
87	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	73.6	59.5	83.7	Projection
88	PanamaPANCentral America	73.4	59.0	84.2	Projection
89	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	73.3	52.1	86.6	Projection
90	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	73.0	54.8	83.5	Interpolation
91	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	72.3	51.2	85.8	Projection
92	BelarusBLREastern Europe	71.9	60.6	81.0	Projection
93	PolandPOLEastern Europe	71.7	54.0	83.7	Projection
=94	AnguillaAIACaribbean	71.5	46.4	87.8	Projection
=94	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	71.5	58.6	81.8	Projection
=96	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	71.1	56.7	81.5	Projection
=96	PeruPERSouth America	71.1	65.9	75.5	Interpolation
=98	BelizeBLZCentral America	70.9	56.6	81.8	Projection
=98	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	70.9	48.5	86.4	Projection
=98	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	70.9	44.1	88.4	Projection
101	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	70.6	56.9	81.1	Projection
102	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	70.0	58.3	79.3	Projection
103	IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.8	41.4	86.3	Projection
104	SurinameSURSouth America	68.6	55.4	79.7	Projection
105	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.5	56.6	77.2	Interpolation
106	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	68.2	59.0	76.3	Projection
107	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	67.3	43.4	84.8	Projection
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	66.8	52.8	78.3	Projection
109	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	66.3	44.6	82.6	Projection
110	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	66.1	60.2	71.4	Projection
111	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	66.0	39.9	86.1	Projection
=112	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	64.6	60.2	68.6	Interpolation
=112	QatarQATWestern Asia	64.6	44.4	80.1	Projection
114	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	64.0	31.0	86.3	Projection
=115	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	63.7	51.4	74.2	Projection
=115	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	63.7	49.6	75.9	Projection
117	PalauPLWMicronesia	63.5	35.3	83.7	Projection
118	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	63.1	32.7	88.4	Projection
119	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	62.8	49.7	74.4	Projection
120	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	62.6	41.7	79.7	Projection
121	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	62.3	49.2	74.0	Projection
122	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	62.1	41.5	78.8	Projection
123	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	61.7	57.9	65.3	Interpolation
124	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	61.5	46.7	73.4	Projection
125	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	61.4	55.0	67.9	Interpolation
126	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	60.8	52.2	68.2	Interpolation
=127	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	60.4	48.7	70.8	Projection
=127	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	60.4	32.8	82.0	Projection
129	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	60.3	42.7	75.0	Projection
130	BoliviaBOLSouth America	60.1	44.5	72.7	Projection
=131	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	58.9	33.5	80.0	Projection
=131	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	58.9	52.2	64.8	Interpolation
133	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	58.6	53.9	63.2	Interpolation
134	IraqIRQWestern Asia	58.4	41.9	72.9	Projection
135	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	57.1	48.3	65.9	Projection
136	NauruNRUMicronesia	57.0	34.0	76.5	Projection
137	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	56.9	35.8	74.6	Projection
138	SenegalSENWestern Africa	56.3	50.8	61.8	Interpolation
139	JordanJORWestern Asia	56.2	47.3	63.8	Interpolation
140	GuyanaGUYSouth America	55.5	43.1	67.2	Projection
141	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	55.2	42.8	67.1	Projection
142	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	55.1	51.3	59.1	Interpolation
143	FijiFJIMelanesia	53.9	40.6	66.7	Projection
144	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	53.2	41.1	64.9	Projection
145	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	53.1	40.0	66.4	Projection
146	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	52.5	48.3	56.7	Interpolation
147	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	52.4	36.0	66.7	Projection
148	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	52.2	37.5	66.7	Projection
149	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	52.0	42.1	61.5	Interpolation
=150	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	51.9	35.0	65.7	Projection
=150	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	51.9	43.8	61.1	Interpolation
152	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	51.8	43.4	61.3	Projection
153	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	51.2	33.7	67.5	Projection
154	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	50.8	29.3	71.7	Projection
155	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	50.7	39.3	61.9	Projection
156	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	50.4	46.5	54.2	Interpolation
=157	HaitiHTICaribbean	49.8	38.3	61.3	Projection
=157	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	49.8	41.6	58.0	Projection
159	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	49.6	45.6	53.6	Interpolation
160	YemenYEMWestern Asia	49.5	33.4	65.3	Projection
161	TongaTONPolynesia	49.3	35.9	62.9	Projection
162	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	48.9	38.2	59.2	Projection
163	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	48.4	34.6	62.3	Projection
164	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	47.9	35.5	60.4	Projection
165	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	47.2	34.8	60.6	Projection
166	TogoTGOWestern Africa	46.7	34.5	60.0	Projection
167	MaliMLIWestern Africa	45.5	35.0	56.5	Projection
168	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	45.1	32.2	58.8	Projection
169	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	44.8	29.1	61.0	Projection
170	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	43.5	35.7	51.6	Projection
171	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	42.8	34.7	51.3	Projection
172	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	41.6	28.7	55.3	Projection
173	OmanOMNWestern Asia	41.2	26.5	58.1	Projection
174	GuineaGINWestern Africa	40.7	31.1	51.3	Projection
175	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.3	33.4	47.6	Projection
176	NigerNERWestern Africa	39.8	33.9	46.0	Interpolation
177	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	39.7	22.2	60.8	Projection
178	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	39.4	23.0	58.0	Projection
179	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	37.7	24.6	53.8	Projection
=180	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	37.2	25.6	50.3	Projection
=180	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	37.2	21.4	54.3	Projection
182	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	35.5	24.3	48.5	Projection
183	BeninBENWestern Africa	35.3	28.3	43.1	Interpolation
184	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	35.0	19.7	54.4	Projection
185	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	33.8	23.2	45.9	Projection
186	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	33.5	22.0	46.4	Projection
187	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	33.4	17.6	53.7	Projection
188	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	32.5	15.4	56.4	Projection
189	EritreaERIEastern Africa	31.8	16.4	52.4	Projection
190	SamoaWSMPolynesia	31.1	21.4	43.2	Projection
191	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	31.0	24.6	39.4	Projection
192	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	25.5	18.3	35.0	Interpolation
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	25.0	16.7	36.2	Projection
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	22.3	12.0	37.8	Projection
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	20.4	11.4	35.6	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	7.7	2.8	20.8	Projection

02In 2022

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

196Somalia7.7
195South Sudan20.4
194Kosovo22.3
193Chad25.0
192Comoros25.5

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 70.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestChina84.5
LowestSomalia2.8
Middle country: 52.2
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada97.2
LowestSomalia20.8
Middle country: 82.3

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
180values changed, of 196 in both
172 · 8rose · fell
16unchanged

Rose most

Uganda60.0 → 61.7+1.7
Saudi Arabia50.1 → 51.8+1.7
Côte d’Ivoire48.8 → 50.4+1.6
Benin33.9 → 35.3+1.4
Serbia50.9 → 52.2+1.3

Fell most

Trinidad and Tobago52.4 → 52.0−0.4
Cuba84.8 → 84.5−0.3
Comoros25.7 → 25.5−0.2
Nepal58.8 → 58.6−0.2
Germany87.7 → 87.6−0.1

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 2022.
172 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 80.2. 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, 2022: questions and answers

Which country has the highest demand for family planning satisfied in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2022?

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

What year does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2022 describe?

2022.

How many countries does Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2022 cover?

196.

Where can I download Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2022?

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