Conversely, in more developed regions, the percentage of Governments providing direct support declined gradually from 62 per cent in 1976 to 38 per cent in 2005, but then increased a little to 45 per cent in 2013. Despite this recent increase, Governments in less developed regions were more than twice as likely as those in more developed regions to provide direct support for family planning in 2013. However, an increase in this proportion in recent years may indicate growing efforts to raise fertility in many of these countries. In Africa, in 2013, only one country did not support family planning, down from 17 countries in 1976, including three countries that did not permit family planning.