title: Trends in demand for family planning
unit_of_measure: Percentage of currently married women age 15-49
linearized_input: Trends in demand for family planning | Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 | (Unmet need, 1990 JPFHS, 27) (Met need trad'l method, 1990 JPFHS, 13) (Met need modern method, 1990 JPFHS, 27) (Total demand, 1990 JPFHS, 66) (Unmet need, 1997 JPFHS, 20) (Met need trad'l method, 1997 JPFHS, 15) (Met need modern method, 1997 JPFHS, 38) (Total demand, 1997 JPFHS, 73) (Unmet need, 2002 JPFHS, 15) (Met need trad'l method, 2002 JPFHS, 15) (Met need modern method, 2002 JPFHS, 41) (Total demand, 2002 JPFHS, 71) (Unmet need, 2007 JPFHS, 14) (Met need trad'l method, 2007 JPFHS, 15) (Met need modern method, 2007 JPFHS, 42) (Total demand, 2007 JPFHS, 71) (Unmet need, 2009 JPFHS, 13) (Met need trad'l method, 2009 JPFHS, 17) (Met need modern method, 2009 JPFHS, 42) (Total demand, 2009 JPFHS, 73) (Unmet need, 2012 JPFHS, 12) (Met need trad'l method, 2012 JPFHS, 19) (Met need modern method, 2012 JPFHS, 42) (Total demand, 2012 JPFHS, 73) (Unmet need, 2017-18 JPFHS, 14) (Met need trad'l method, 2017-18 JPFHS, 14) (Met need modern method, 2017-18 JPFHS, 37) (Total demand, 2017-18 JPFHS, 66)
table_text: Total demand for family planning among currently married women age 15-49 rose from 66% in 1990 to 71% in 2002 and 73% in 2012 before returning to 66% in 2017-18. Similarly, met need for family planning increased from 40% in 1990 to 56% in 2002 and 61% in 2012 before declining to 51% in 2017- 18. After declining from 27% in 1990 to 12% in 2012, unmet need for family planning increased to 14% in 2017-18
target: Total demand for family planning among currently married women age 15-49 rose from 66% in 1990 to 71% in 2002 and 73% in 2012 before returning to 66% in 2017-18.