Table 1 Distribution of women of reproductive age (15–49) with family need in sub-Saharan Africa 1995—2020
Country | DHS Year | Weighted sample size | Number of women who need FP | Number of married women with unmet need for FP | Number of married women with unmet for Spacing | Number of married women with unmet for limiting | Data Source | Unit of analysis | Sub-Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angola | 2016 | 7,957 | 4,114 | 3,024 | 2,077 | 947 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Benin | 2018 | 11,168 | 5,338 | 3,607 | 2,535 | 1,072 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Burkina Faso | 2010 | 13,563 | 5,520 | 3,323 | 2,414 | 909 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Burundi | 2017 | 9,782 | 5,703 | 2,905 | 1,575 | 1,330 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | East Africa |
Cameroon | 2018 | 9,792 | 4,152 | 2,252 | 1,469 | 793 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Central African Republic | 1995 | 4,083 | 1,380 | 780 | 559 | 216 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Central Africa |
Chad | 2015 | 13,263 | 3,793 | 3,037 | 2,533 | 504 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Central Africa |
Comoros | 2012 | 3,261 | 1,686 | 1,053 | 776 | 280 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | East Africa |
Congo | 2012 | 6,289 | 3,968 | 1,157 | 924 | 226 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Central Africa |
Congo Democratic Republic | 2014 | 12,096 | 5,818 | 3,351 | 2,504 | 835 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Central Africa |
Cote d'Ivoire | 2012 | 6,309 | 2,858 | 1,710 | 1,237 | 473 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Eswatini | 2007 | 2,062 | 1,555 | 509 | 138 | 373 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Ethiopia | 2016 | 10,223 | 5,950 | 2,280 | 1,329 | 951 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | East Africa |
Gabon | 2012 | 4,475 | 2,578 | 1,186 | 837 | 345 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Central Africa |
Gambia | 2020 | 7,525 | 3,243 | 1,821 | 1,400 | 421 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Ghana | 2014 | 5,321 | 3,022 | 1,591 | 926 | 665 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Guinea | 2018 | 7,727 | 2,542 | 1,708 | 1,190 | 510 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Kenya | 2014 | 18,549 | 14,004 | 3,246 | 1,707 | 1,540 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | East Africa |
Lesotho | 2014 | 3,612 | 2,839 | 665 | 307 | 358 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Liberia | 2020 | 5,386 | 3,145 | 1,799 | 1,104 | 695 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Madagascar | 2009 | 12,039 | 7,091 | 2,287 | 1,228 | 1,059 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Malawi | 2016 | 16,130 | 12,565 | 3,016 | 1,742 | 1,274 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Mali | 2018 | 8,567 | 3,521 | 2,048 | 1,439 | 608 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Mozambique | 2011 | 9,332 | 4,685 | 1,530 | 1,530 | 625 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Namibia | 2013 | 3,121 | 2,297 | 546 | 284 | 262 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Niger | 2012 | 9,881 | 2,954 | 1,581 | 1,314 | 267 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Nigeria | 2018 | 29,090 | 10,327 | 5,498 | 3,520 | 1,978 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Rwanda | 2015 | 6,982 | 5,041 | 1,320 | 747 | 580 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | East Africa |
Sao Tome and Principe | 2009 | 1,718 | 1,306 | 646 | 309 | 337 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Central Africa |
Senegal | 2019 | 10,895 | 4,195 | 2,364 | 1,765 | 588 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Sierra Leone | 2019 | 9,714 | 4,478 | 2,409 | 1,690 | 719 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
South Africa | 2016 | 3,050 | 2,120 | 454 | 186 | 268 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Tanzania | 2016 | 8,210 | 4,967 | 1,814 | 1,273 | 542 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | East Africa |
Togo | 2014 | 6,281 | 3,360 | 2,110 | 1,369 | 741 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | West Africa |
Uganda | 2016 | 11,223 | 7,553 | 3,187 | 2,054 | 1,134 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | East Africa |
Zambia | 2018 | 7,648 | 5,300 | 1,507 | 925 | 581 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |
Zimbabwe | 2015 | 6,151 | 4,749 | 640 | 369 | 271 | DHS | Married women 15–49 | Southern Africa |