Family Planning and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Data Booklet)

Abstract
This booklet is based on the Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019, which includes estimates at the global, regional and country level of contraceptive prevalence, unmet need for family planning and SDG indicator 3.7.1 “Proportion of women who have their need for family planning satisfied by modern methods”.
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Table of Contents
Family planning and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development
Both the need for family planning and the use of modern contraceptive
The proportion of women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern contraceptive methods remains low in sub-Saharan Africa
The population of women of reproductive age is projected to grow rapidly through 2030 in countries with the largest gaps in meeting the need for family planning
Low and lower-middle-income countries have the largest gaps in meeting the need for family planning
The prevalence of modern and traditional contraceptive methods varies greatly across countries
The unmet need for family planning is high in most countries in sub-Sagaran Africa
The demand satisfied with modern methods (SDG indicator 3.7.1) rose by more than 30 percentage points in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2019
The use of modern contraceptives varies by age and marital status
Data on contraceptive prevalence are available form 1,247 surveys for 195 countries
Annex table: Key Indicators
Both the need for family planning and the use of modern contraceptive
The proportion of women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern contraceptive methods remains low in sub-Saharan Africa
The population of women of reproductive age is projected to grow rapidly through 2030 in countries with the largest gaps in meeting the need for family planning
Low and lower-middle-income countries have the largest gaps in meeting the need for family planning
The prevalence of modern and traditional contraceptive methods varies greatly across countries
The unmet need for family planning is high in most countries in sub-Sagaran Africa
The demand satisfied with modern methods (SDG indicator 3.7.1) rose by more than 30 percentage points in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2019
The use of modern contraceptives varies by age and marital status
Data on contraceptive prevalence are available form 1,247 surveys for 195 countries
Annex table: Key Indicators