Volume 6 | Issue 3 | 139 J Gynecol Reprod Med, 2022 Utilization of Family Planning Services in Africa’s Most Populous Nation, are we at a tipping point Research Article 1 Department of Maternal New born and Child Health, John Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Abuja, Nigeria 2 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Journal of Gynecology & Reproductive Medicine Obinna Orjingene 1* , Ogojah Teryila 2 * Corresponding author Obinna Orjingene, Department of Maternal Newborn and Child Health, John Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Abuja, Nigeria Submitted: 21 Jul 2022; Accepted: 25 Jul 2022; Published: 04 Aug 2022 Abstract Background Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with a population growth rate of 2.53 percent, one of the highest contributors to the global maternal and new born deaths burden. Family planning service utilization has remained low despite eforts by development partners and the government. Hence, the need to examine the utilization of family planning services in order to understand regional preferences, trends, patterns, and utilization associated factors such as accessibility and availability of the services to the populace. Methodology Critical analysis regarding the utilization of family planning in Nigeria was used with source data from NDHS 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018 and DHIS2. The analysis focused on the utilization of family planning services and most utilized family planning options. Finding Contraceptive use among women of reproductive age is generally higher in the northern region than in the southern region. A fve-year trend in the utilization of family planning services by women of reproductive age is showed a slightly declining trend in the utilization of family planning services by women of reproductive age in the country.Injectables and implants were married women’s most utilized family planning options. As reported by health facilities, utilization of family planning services in 2021 showed that condoms and implants were the most utilized family planning options. Conclusion The fndings urge the need to intensify sensitization among the rural populace on the benefts of family planning, improve female literacy and empowerment, and make easily accessible family planning services and commodities. ISSN: 2576-2842 Keywords: Utilization, Family Planning, Services, Contraceptives,Implants, Injectables, Condoms Citation: Obinna Orjingene, Ogojah Teryila. (2022). Utilization of Family Planning Services in Africa’s Most Populous Nation, are we at a tipping point.J Gynecol Reprod Med,6(3), 139-145. Background The utilization of family planning services in Nigeria has re- mained low despite eforts by the government and development partners [1,2,3,4].Nigeria is a country on the Gulf of Guinea, with the highest human population in Africa, the ripple efect of this population growth. Without commensurate improvement in the socio-economic and human per capita index, the consequences will be enormous, from emerging urban slums posing a greater risk for disease outbreaks to resource depletion, rising unemploy- ment rates among the populace etcetera.[5] reported 2.5 percent as Nigeria’s annual rate of population change between 2020- 2025, with a 3.11 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in quarter one (Q1) of 2022 [6], when compared to the United States of America, with a 0.57 percent annual growth rate in2022, This brings to bear that the rate of Nigeria’s population explosion is not sustainable in the long term.According to fndings of [7], the contraceptive prevalence rate of family planning utilization among married women or those in a union was 12%. This implies that