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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2023

2023, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods, 2023 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 92.4; Somalia is lowest, at 8.4. The middle country reads 71.3. Against 2022, 186 values changed (182 up, 4 down), the same countries are covered.

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Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods · Data for 2023

HighestCanada

92.4

LowestSomalia

8.4

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
2023the 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	CanadaCANNorthern America	92.4	78.0	97.3	Projection
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92.0	84.2	95.7	Projection
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	91.3	75.3	96.4	Projection
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	90.5	75.3	95.4	Projection
5	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.4	79.0	95.4	Projection
6	BrazilBRASouth America	89.7	82.1	94.0	Projection
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	89.1	72.6	95.3	Projection
8	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	89.0	83.7	92.9	Projection
=9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	88.7	75.0	94.2	Projection
=9	SpainESPSouthern Europe	88.7	82.2	92.8	Projection
11	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	88.6	77.8	93.7	Projection
12	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.5	71.8	95.7	Projection
13	NicaraguaNICCentral America	88.3	78.4	93.8	Projection
14	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	88.2	70.4	95.1	Projection
15	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	87.9	71.2	94.2	Projection
16	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	87.7	69.7	94.2	Projection
17	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	87.2	66.1	95.9	Projection
18	ColombiaCOLSouth America	87.0	78.5	92.6	Projection
19	UruguayURYSouth America	86.6	73.1	93.6	Projection
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	86.3	72.1	93.3	Projection
21	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	86.2	70.7	93.7	Projection
22	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	85.9	71.2	93.6	Projection
=23	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.8	68.1	93.0	Projection
=23	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	85.8	75.1	92.1	Projection
25	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	85.6	74.8	91.7	Projection
26	ChileCHLSouth America	85.3	72.7	92.2	Projection
27	CubaCUBCaribbean	84.2	77.3	88.9	Projection
28	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	84.0	72.4	91.2	Projection
=29	Costa RicaCRICentral America	83.7	73.1	90.7	Projection
=29	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	83.7	66.8	92.6	Projection
31	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	83.1	68.9	90.9	Projection
=32	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	83.0	73.2	90.0	Projection
=32	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	83.0	69.4	92.5	Projection
=34	ParaguayPRYSouth America	82.7	70.9	90.3	Projection
=34	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	82.7	64.1	91.7	Projection
36	ArgentinaARGSouth America	82.5	72.6	89.5	Projection
=37	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	82.1	69.9	91.1	Projection
=37	VenezuelaVENSouth America	82.1	66.1	91.3	Projection
39	KenyaKENEastern Africa	81.7	77.6	85.1	Projection
40	MexicoMEXCentral America	81.6	74.9	86.2	Projection
41	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	81.4	68.4	89.8	Projection
=42	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	81.1	71.4	87.4	Projection
=42	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.1	70.3	88.9	Projection
44	EcuadorECUSouth America	81.0	71.7	87.5	Projection
45	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	80.7	55.5	93.0	Projection
=46	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	80.4	62.0	91.7	Projection
=46	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	80.4	66.2	88.9	Projection
48	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	80.2	59.6	92.0	Projection
=49	United StatesUSANorthern America	80.1	68.3	88.1	Projection
=49	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	80.1	58.3	91.8	Projection
51	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	79.8	55.9	92.2	Projection
52	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	79.7	58.7	90.9	Projection
53	HondurasHNDCentral America	79.3	69.4	86.5	Projection
54	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	79.1	52.4	93.3	Projection
55	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	78.8	67.1	87.7	Projection
56	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	78.7	53.2	92.6	Projection
57	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	78.4	68.9	85.6	Projection
58	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	78.2	53.1	91.7	Projection
59	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	78.0	69.3	84.7	Projection
=60	BahamasBHSCaribbean	77.8	51.9	92.1	Projection
=60	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	77.8	57.5	90.7	Projection
=60	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	77.8	66.7	85.7	Projection
63	MontserratMSRCaribbean	77.5	50.7	91.8	Projection
64	DominicaDMACaribbean	77.4	51.4	91.6	Projection
65	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	77.3	69.1	83.8	Projection
66	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	77.0	61.0	87.1	Projection
67	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	76.7	71.4	81.6	Projection
68	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	76.6	59.7	87.7	Projection
69	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	76.5	63.6	85.9	Projection
70	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	76.4	65.1	84.8	Projection
=71	IranIRNSouthern Asia	75.9	57.0	88.2	Projection
=71	ItalyITASouthern Europe	75.9	56.2	88.0	Projection
73	JapanJPNEastern Asia	75.6	62.2	84.1	Projection
74	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	75.4	48.2	91.1	Projection
75	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	75.2	49.1	90.6	Projection
=76	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	75.1	51.9	89.4	Projection
=76	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	75.1	56.8	86.6	Projection
=78	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	74.9	42.1	93.9	Projection
=78	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	74.9	55.0	87.6	Projection
80	UkraineUKREastern Europe	74.8	56.1	87.3	Projection
81	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	74.7	68.3	79.8	Projection
82	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	74.6	55.8	86.9	Projection
83	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	74.5	66.4	81.1	Projection
=84	GuamGUMMicronesia	74.2	47.5	89.4	Projection
=84	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	74.2	46.1	90.4	Projection
86	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	74.1	61.8	82.5	Projection
87	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	73.8	59.3	84.4	Projection
88	PanamaPANCentral America	73.6	58.8	84.8	Projection
89	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	73.5	51.7	87.0	Projection
90	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	73.1	54.8	83.8	Projection
91	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	72.7	51.0	86.3	Projection
=92	BelarusBLREastern Europe	72.2	59.9	81.8	Projection
=92	PolandPOLEastern Europe	72.2	53.9	84.5	Projection
94	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	71.9	58.3	82.6	Projection
95	AnguillaAIACaribbean	71.8	46.6	88.1	Projection
96	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	71.7	49.2	86.9	Projection
97	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	71.4	56.3	82.1	Projection
98	BelizeBLZCentral America	71.3	56.3	82.6	Projection
99	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	71.2	44.0	88.7	Projection
=100	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	70.9	56.5	81.9	Projection
=100	PeruPERSouth America	70.9	64.6	76.1	Interpolation
102	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	70.3	57.8	80.2	Projection
103	SurinameSURSouth America	69.1	55.0	80.8	Projection
104	IsraelISRWestern Asia	69.0	41.5	86.4	Projection
105	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	68.8	58.5	77.9	Projection
106	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.6	56.9	77.6	Interpolation
107	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	67.6	43.3	85.0	Projection
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	67.1	52.2	79.3	Projection
109	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	66.9	59.3	73.5	Projection
=110	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	66.7	44.8	83.2	Projection
=110	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	66.7	40.2	86.7	Projection
112	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	65.4	59.1	71.1	Projection
113	QatarQATWestern Asia	64.9	44.4	80.6	Projection
114	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	64.5	31.2	86.5	Projection
115	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	64.2	51.0	75.4	Projection
=116	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	64.0	33.4	88.8	Projection
=116	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	64.0	49.0	76.7	Projection
118	PalauPLWMicronesia	63.8	35.4	84.1	Projection
119	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	63.2	49.3	75.5	Projection
120	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	63.0	48.8	75.5	Projection
=121	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	62.9	41.8	80.1	Projection
=121	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	62.9	57.2	68.3	Projection
123	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	62.4	41.4	79.3	Projection
124	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	62.0	54.0	69.8	Projection
125	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	61.8	45.9	74.5	Projection
126	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	61.4	51.2	70.1	Projection
127	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	61.0	48.5	72.2	Projection
=128	BoliviaBOLSouth America	60.8	44.7	73.8	Projection
=128	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	60.8	32.9	82.4	Projection
130	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	60.7	42.1	75.7	Projection
=131	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	59.5	53.0	65.5	Projection
=131	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	59.5	50.8	67.0	Projection
133	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	59.4	33.7	80.6	Projection
134	IraqIRQWestern Asia	58.8	42.0	73.7	Projection
135	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	58.0	47.7	68.0	Projection
136	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	57.8	36.3	75.5	Projection
137	NauruNRUMicronesia	57.5	34.3	77.2	Projection
138	SenegalSENWestern Africa	57.2	51.6	62.6	Interpolation
139	JordanJORWestern Asia	56.4	48.6	63.4	Interpolation
140	GuyanaGUYSouth America	56.2	42.8	69.0	Projection
=141	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	55.8	42.0	68.8	Projection
=141	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	55.8	49.6	61.7	Projection
143	FijiFJIMelanesia	54.2	40.2	67.6	Projection
144	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	54.1	39.8	68.5	Projection
145	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	54.0	40.6	66.4	Projection
146	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	53.4	37.8	68.4	Projection
147	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	53.3	45.2	62.5	Interpolation
148	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	53.2	48.4	58.0	Interpolation
149	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	52.7	43.1	62.4	Projection
150	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	52.6	35.6	67.9	Projection
151	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	52.5	41.6	63.1	Projection
152	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	52.4	34.8	67.0	Projection
153	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	52.3	34.0	69.3	Projection
154	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	52.0	29.7	73.4	Projection
155	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	51.6	45.3	57.5	Projection
156	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	51.2	38.3	63.5	Projection
=157	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	50.6	45.5	55.5	Projection
=157	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	50.6	40.8	60.3	Projection
159	HaitiHTICaribbean	50.5	37.9	63.2	Projection
160	YemenYEMWestern Asia	50.3	33.4	66.8	Projection
161	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	49.8	38.1	61.1	Projection
162	TongaTONPolynesia	49.6	35.2	64.3	Projection
163	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	49.2	35.4	62.8	Projection
164	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	48.8	33.9	63.8	Projection
165	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	48.3	34.6	62.8	Projection
166	TogoTGOWestern Africa	47.8	34.3	62.0	Projection
167	MaliMLIWestern Africa	46.5	34.5	58.9	Projection
168	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	45.5	29.1	62.7	Projection
169	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	45.3	31.6	60.0	Projection
170	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.5	35.0	54.3	Projection
171	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	43.8	34.4	53.7	Projection
172	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	42.4	28.6	57.2	Projection
173	OmanOMNWestern Asia	42.0	26.6	59.7	Projection
174	GuineaGINWestern Africa	41.7	30.8	53.7	Projection
175	GabonGABMiddle Africa	41.0	32.6	49.6	Projection
176	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	40.6	22.5	62.7	Projection
177	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	40.4	23.1	59.4	Projection
178	NigerNERWestern Africa	40.1	33.4	47.3	Interpolation
179	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	38.9	24.9	55.8	Projection
180	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	38.2	25.5	52.2	Projection
181	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	38.0	21.5	55.8	Projection
182	BeninBENWestern Africa	36.7	28.2	46.0	Projection
183	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	36.2	24.1	50.3	Projection
184	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	35.8	19.8	56.2	Projection
185	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	34.8	23.0	48.1	Projection
186	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	34.6	21.9	48.6	Projection
187	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	34.2	17.9	55.7	Projection
188	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	33.7	15.7	58.5	Projection
189	EritreaERIEastern Africa	32.8	16.5	54.1	Projection
190	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	31.9	24.2	41.6	Projection
191	SamoaWSMPolynesia	31.4	20.8	44.6	Projection
192	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	26.1	18.1	36.6	Projection
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	25.6	16.5	38.1	Projection
194	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	23.5	12.4	40.5	Projection
195	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	21.0	11.3	37.5	Projection
196	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	8.4	3.0	21.8	Projection

02In 2023

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
4Belgium90.5
5Finland90.4

Lowest

196Somalia8.4
195South Sudan21.0
194Kosovo23.5
193Chad25.6
192Comoros26.1

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 71.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestChina84.2
LowestSomalia3.0
Middle country: 51.9
Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)
HighestCanada97.3
LowestSomalia21.8
Middle country: 82.9

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 196 in both
182 · 4rose · fell
10unchanged

Rose most

Saudi Arabia51.8 → 53.3+1.5
Benin35.3 → 36.7+1.4
Burundi47.9 → 49.2+1.3
Albania32.5 → 33.7+1.2
Côte d’Ivoire50.4 → 51.6+1.2

Fell most

Cuba84.5 → 84.2−0.3
Peru71.1 → 70.9−0.2
Switzerland88.7 → 88.6−0.1
Denmark87.3 → 87.2−0.1

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 2023.
172 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 77.8. 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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