Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)

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EconomyYearUnmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)
Afghanistan201624.5%
Albania201815.2%
Algeria201914.1%
American Samoa2021N/A
Andorra2021N/A
Angola201638%
Antigua and Barbuda2021N/A
Argentina202012.5%
Armenia201612.5%
Aruba2021N/A
Australia2021N/A
Austria2021N/A
Azerbaijan2021N/A
Bahamas, The2021N/A
Bahrain2021N/A
Bangladesh201913.7%
Barbados2021N/A
Belarus201917.5%
Belgium2021N/A
Belize201622.2%
Benin201832.3%
Bermuda2021N/A
Bhutan2021N/A
Bolivia201623.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2021N/A
Botswana2021N/A
Brazil2021N/A
British Virgin Islands2021N/A
Brunei Darussalam2021N/A
Bulgaria2021N/A
Burkina Faso202122.3%
Burundi201729.7%
Cabo Verde2021N/A
Cambodia2021N/A
Cameroon201823%
Canada2021N/A
Cayman Islands2021N/A
Central African Republic201937.6%
Chad201930.2%
Channel Islands2021N/A
Chile2021N/A
China2021N/A
Colombia20167%
Comoros2021N/A
Congo, Dem. Rep.201828.7%
Congo, Rep.201517.9%
Costa Rica201813.7%
Cote d'Ivoire202026.3%
Croatia2021N/A
Cuba20198.8%
Curacao2021N/A
Cyprus2021N/A
Czechia2021N/A
Denmark2021N/A
Djibouti2021N/A
Dominica2021N/A
Dominican Republic201915.3%
Ecuador20197.1%
Egypt, Arab Rep.2021N/A
El Salvador2021N/A
Equatorial Guinea2021N/A
Eritrea2021N/A
Estonia2021N/A
Eswatini2021N/A
Ethiopia202019.2%
Faroe Islands2021N/A
Fiji2021N/A
Finland2021N/A
France2021N/A
French Polynesia2021N/A
Gabon2021N/A
Gambia, The202024.2%
Georgia201823.7%
Germany2021N/A
Ghana201833.6%
Gibraltar2021N/A
Greece2021N/A
Greenland2021N/A
Grenada2021N/A
Guam2021N/A
Guatemala201513.9%
Guinea201822.1%
Guinea-Bissau201921.1%
Guyana202030.5%
Haiti201738%
Honduras201912.9%
Hong Kong SAR, China2021N/A
Hungary2021N/A
Iceland2021N/A
India20219.4%
Indonesia201710.6%
Iran, Islamic Rep.2021N/A
Iraq201814.3%
Ireland2021N/A
Isle of Man2021N/A
Israel2021N/A
Italy2021N/A
Jamaica2021N/A
Japan2021N/A
Jordan201814.2%
Kazakhstan201815.5%
Kenya202012.7%
Kiribati201917.3%
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.20176.6%
Korea, Rep.2021N/A
Kosovo2021N/A
Kuwait2021N/A
Kyrgyz Republic201819.7%
Lao PDR201713.3%
Latvia2021N/A
Lebanon2021N/A
Lesotho201816%
Liberia202033.4%
Libya2021N/A
Liechtenstein2021N/A
Lithuania2021N/A
Luxembourg2021N/A
Macao SAR, China2021N/A
Madagascar202114.6%
Malawi202015.4%
Malaysia2021N/A
Maldives201731.4%
Mali201823.9%
Malta2021N/A
Marshall Islands2021N/A
Mauritania202131.1%
Mauritius2021N/A
Mexico201810.8%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2021N/A
Moldova202021.2%
Monaco2021N/A
Mongolia201822.6%
Montenegro201821%
Morocco201811.3%
Mozambique201523.1%
Myanmar201616.2%
Namibia2021N/A
Nauru2021N/A
Nepal201924.7%
Netherlands2021N/A
New Caledonia2021N/A
New Zealand2021N/A
Nicaragua2021N/A
Niger202119.7%
Nigeria201818.9%
North Macedonia201910.3%
Northern Mariana Islands2021N/A
Norway2021N/A
Oman2021N/A
Pakistan201817.3%
Palau2021N/A
Panama201524.2%
Papua New Guinea201825.9%
Paraguay201612.1%
Peru20206.1%
Philippines201716.7%
Poland2021N/A
Portugal2021N/A
Puerto Rico2021N/A
Qatar2021N/A
Romania2021N/A
Russian Federation2021N/A
Rwanda202013.6%
Samoa202038.9%
San Marino2021N/A
Sao Tome and Principe201927.1%
Saudi Arabia2021N/A
Senegal201921.7%
Serbia20198.8%
Seychelles2021N/A
Sierra Leone201924.8%
Singapore2021N/A
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2021N/A
Slovak Republic2021N/A
Slovenia2021N/A
Solomon Islands201534.7%
Somalia201936.6%
South Africa201614.9%
South Sudan2021N/A
Spain2021N/A
Sri Lanka20167.5%
St. Kitts and Nevis2021N/A
St. Lucia2021N/A
St. Martin (French part)2021N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines2021N/A
Sudan2021N/A
Suriname201828.4%
Sweden20178.5%
Switzerland2021N/A
Syrian Arab Republic2021N/A
Tajikistan201722.7%
Tanzania201622.1%
Thailand20198%
Timor-Leste201625.3%
Togo201734%
Tonga201921.8%
Trinidad and Tobago2021N/A
Tunisia201819.9%
Turkiye201811.6%
Turkmenistan20199.7%
Turks and Caicos Islands202022%
Tuvalu202026.2%
Uganda202115%
Ukraine2021N/A
United Arab Emirates2021N/A
United Kingdom2021N/A
United States20187.2%
Uruguay2021N/A
Uzbekistan2021N/A
Vanuatu2021N/A
Venezuela, RB2021N/A
Vietnam202110.1%
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2021N/A
West Bank and Gaza202012.9%
Yemen, Rep.2021N/A
Zambia201819.7%
Zimbabwe201510.4%

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