In 2021, over six percent of women in Europe want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using a method of contraception. The unmet need for family planning was especially high in Southern Europe where 11 percent of married women were not using a contraception method yet wanted to stop or delay childbearing. Northern and Western Europe, on the other hand, showed lower rates of unmet family planning needs.
Share of European women aged 15 to 49 who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using a method of contraception in 2021, by marital status
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UNFPA. (January 1, 2021). Share of European women aged 15 to 49 who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using a method of contraception in 2021, by marital status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268228/women-who-have-unmet-needs-for-family-planning-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UNFPA. "Share of European women aged 15 to 49 who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using a method of contraception in 2021, by marital status." Chart. January 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268228/women-who-have-unmet-needs-for-family-planning-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UNFPA. (2021). Share of European women aged 15 to 49 who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using a method of contraception in 2021, by marital status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268228/women-who-have-unmet-needs-for-family-planning-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UNFPA. "Share of European Women Aged 15 to 49 Who Want to Stop or Delay Childbearing but Are Not Using a Method of Contraception in 2021, by Marital Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268228/women-who-have-unmet-needs-for-family-planning-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UNFPA, Share of European women aged 15 to 49 who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using a method of contraception in 2021, by marital status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268228/women-who-have-unmet-needs-for-family-planning-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 19, 2025)
Share of European women aged 15 to 49 who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using a method of contraception in 2021, by marital status [Graph], UNFPA, January 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268228/women-who-have-unmet-needs-for-family-planning-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed