Unmet need for family planning, NFHS-6

Choropleth map of India by state: Unmet need for family planning, NFHS-6. Unmet need for family planning ranges from 4.4 per cent in Andhra Pradesh to 21.0 per cent in Meghalaya. The India figure is 8.5 per cent, down from 9.4 in NFHS-5.
Unmet need for family planning ranges from 4.4 per cent in Andhra Pradesh to 21.0 per cent in Meghalaya. The India figure is 8.5 per cent, down from 9.4 in NFHS-5.
Policy implication
Unmet need is a woman's stated wish to delay or stop childbearing while using no contraception, and it covers currently married women only.
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Data vintage. This map uses NFHS-5 (2019-21). NFHS-6 (2023-24) state fact sheets were released in May 2026, but they are provisional and report fewer indicators, so the figures here have not been replaced.

Source: NFHS-6 (2023-24) (2023-24). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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