This indicator measures the percentage of currently married women who experience unmet needs for family planning, encompassing both spacing and limiting. Specifically, unmet need for spacing includes those who are pregnant but did not intend to conceive, as well as women who have recently given birth but wish to delay their next child. It also accounts for women who are unsure of when they want another child or prefer to wait at least two years. In contrast, unmet need for limiting identifies those who are pregnant or have recently given birth to an unwanted child, alongside women desiring no more children. This metric highlights gaps in access to effective family planning, which can inform policy and health interventions aimed at enhancing reproductive autonomy and improving women's health outcomes.
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