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Contraceptive use

What part of women in a marriage or a union uses contraception.

Unit: % of women aged 15–49 Period: 1961–2024 Source: World Population Prospects (UN)
Source: UN DESA · About the indicator
Average: 51.3% Countries: 184

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1984 to 2024.

Contraceptive use, 1984–2024

Top-20 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use, 1984–202475808590CzechiaCzechia: 86.3%86.3MaltaMalta: 85.8%85.8FinlandFinland: 85.5%85.5ChinaChina: 84.5%84.5South KoreaSouth Korea: 84.2%84.2ColombiaColombia: 81%81NicaraguaNicaragua: 80.4%80.4GermanyGermany: 80.3%80.3BrazilBrazil: 80.2%80.2CanadaCanada: 80%80SloveniaSlovenia: 78.9%78.9FranceFrance: 78.4%78.4EcuadorEcuador: 77.9%77.9Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 77.7%77.7IranIran: 77.4%77.4PeruPeru: 77.3%77.3UruguayUruguay: 77%77DenmarkDenmark: 76.5%76.5ChileChile: 76.3%76.3United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 76.1%76.1

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Contraceptive use — 1984–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CZ Czechia 86.3 2008 1
2 MT Malta 85.8 1993 2
3 FI Finland 85.5 2015 3
4 CN China 84.5 2017 4
5 KR South Korea 84.2 2021 5
6 CO Colombia 81 2015 6
7 NI Nicaragua 80.4 2012 7
8 DE Germany 80.3 2011 8
9 BR Brazil 80.2 2013 9
10 CA Canada 80 1998 10
11 SI Slovenia 78.9 1995 11
12 FR France 78.4 2010 12
13 EC Ecuador 77.9 2018 13
14 PR Puerto Rico 77.7 1996 14
15 IR Iran 77.4 2010 15
16 PE Peru 77.3 2023 16
17 UY Uruguay 77 2004 17
18 DK Denmark 76.5 1993 18
19 CL Chile 76.3 2016 19
20 GB United Kingdom 76.1 2012 20
21 EE Estonia 75.1 2014 21
22 VE Venezuela 75 2010 22
23 NZ New Zealand 74.3 1995 23
24 US United States 73.9 2019 24
25 PT Portugal 73.9 2014 25
26 NO Norway 73.8 1989 26
27 IE Ireland 73.3 2010 27
28 NL Netherlands 73 2013 28
29 TH Thailand 72.8 2022 29
30 VN Vietnam 72.8 2021 29
31 MX Mexico 71.8 2023 31
32 CH Switzerland 71.6 2017 32
33 CR Costa Rica 70.9 2018 33
34 MA Morocco 70.8 2018 34
35 KP North Korea 70.2 2017 35
36 AR Argentina 70.1 2020 36
37 BG Bulgaria 70.1 2007 37
38 RO Romania 69.8 2005 38
39 TR Türkiye 69.8 2018 38
40 HN Honduras 69.4 2019 40
41 LT Lithuania 68.6 2009 41
42 PY Paraguay 68.4 2016 42
43 IL Israel 68 1988 43
44 RU Russia 68 2011 43
45 LV Latvia 67.9 1995 45
46 BW Botswana 67.4 2017 46
47 LS Lesotho 67.4 2024 46
48 AU Australia 66.9 2016 48
49 ZW Zimbabwe 66.8 2015 49
50 BE Belgium 66.7 2018 50
51 HK Hong Kong 66.7 2017 50
52 IN India 66.7 2021 50
53 XK Kosovo 66.7 2020 50
54 BO Bolivia 66.5 2016 54
55 AT Austria 65.7 2013 55
56 MW Malawi 65.6 2020 56
57 BT Bhutan 65.6 2010 57
58 UA Ukraine 65.5 2012 58
59 IT Italy 65.1 2013 59
60 LK Sri Lanka 64.6 2016 60
61 RW Rwanda 64.1 2020 61
62 BD Bangladesh 64 2022 62
63 MU Mauritius 63.8 2014 63
64 PL Poland 63.2 2014 64
65 DO Dominican Republic 62.8 2019 65
66 KE Kenya 62.5 2022 66
67 RS Serbia 62.3 2019 67
68 CU Cuba 62.1 2022 68
69 ES Spain 62.1 2018 69
70 SG Singapore 62 1997 70
71 KH Cambodia 61.9 2022 71
72 HU Hungary 61.8 2009 72
73 BS Bahamas 61.7 1988 73
74 GR Greece 61.3 1999 74
75 GT Guatemala 60.6 2015 75
76 JM Jamaica 60.6 2022 75
77 JO Jordan 60.1 2023 77
78 MK North Macedonia 59.9 2019 78
79 BB Barbados 59.2 2012 79
80 UZ Uzbekistan 58.8 2022 80
81 EG Egypt 58.5 2014 81
82 JP Japan 58.3 2021 82
83 PH Philippines 58.3 2022 83
84 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 58.3 1988 83
85 SZ Eswatini 57.7 2022 85
86 PS Palestine 57.3 2020 86
87 NP Nepal 57.2 2022 87
88 AM Armenia 57.1 2016 88
89 LA Laos 56.3 2017 89
90 NA Namibia 56.1 2013 90
91 MD Moldova 56 2020 91
92 CV Cabo Verde 55.8 2018 92
93 LC Saint Lucia 55.5 2012 93
94 AZ Azerbaijan 54.9 2011 94
95 ZA South Africa 54.6 2016 95
96 LB Lebanon 54.5 2009 96
97 GD Grenada 54.3 1990 97
98 TN Tunisia 54 2023 98
99 SY Syria 53.9 2009 99
100 DZ Algeria 53.6 2019 100
101 SV El Salvador 53.6 2021 100
102 BH Bahrain 53.4 2000 102
103 KZ Kazakhstan 53 2018 103
104 IQ Iraq 52.8 2018 104
105 AG Antigua and Barbuda 52.6 1988 105
106 BY Belarus 52.6 2019 105
107 ID Indonesia 52.6 2023 105
108 MM Myanmar 52.2 2016 108
109 KW Kuwait 52 1999 109
110 BZ Belize 51.4 2016 110
111 PA Panama 50.8 2015 111
112 DM Dominica 49.8 1987 112
113 MG Madagascar 49.7 2021 113
114 ST Sao Tome and Principe 49.7 2019 114
115 TM Turkmenistan 49.7 2019 115
116 ZM Zambia 49.6 2018 116
117 VU Vanuatu 49 2013 117
118 MN Mongolia 48.1 2018 118
119 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 2012 119
120 AL Albania 46 2018 120
121 MH Marshall Islands 44.6 2007 121
122 UG Uganda 43 2022 122
123 MY Malaysia 42.8 2022 123
124 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 40.6 1984 124
125 SA Saudi Arabia 40 2023 125
126 KG Kyrgyzstan 39.4 2018 126
127 GE Georgia 39.3 2018 127
128 SR Suriname 39.1 2018 128
129 TZ Tanzania 37.6 2022 129
130 QA Qatar 37.5 2012 130
131 PG Papua New Guinea 36.7 2018 131
132 TT Trinidad and Tobago 36.5 2022 132
133 GH Ghana 36.3 2022 133
134 ET Ethiopia 36.1 2021 134
135 NR Nauru 35.6 2007 135
136 FJ Fiji 35.4 2021 136
137 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 34.4 2020 137
138 HT Haiti 34.3 2017 138
139 PK Pakistan 34 2019 139
140 BF Burkina Faso 34 2022 140
141 KI Kiribati 33.6 2019 141
142 YE Yemen 33.5 2013 142
143 CI Côte d'Ivoire 32 2022 143
144 CG Republic of the Congo 30.1 2015 144
145 GY Guyana 29.9 2020 145
146 OM Oman 29.7 2014 146
147 SB Solomon Islands 29.3 2015 147
148 TJ Tajikistan 29.3 2017 147
149 TO Tonga 29.3 2019 149
150 BI Burundi 28.5 2017 150
151 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 28.1 2018 151
152 LY Libya 27.7 2014 152
153 AE United Arab Emirates 27.5 1995 153
154 SN Senegal 26.5 2023 154
155 MZ Mozambique 26.4 2023 155
156 TL Timor-Leste 26 2016 156
157 LR Liberia 24.9 2020 157
158 GA Gabon 24.8 2021 158
159 TG Togo 23.8 2017 159
160 TV Tuvalu 23.7 2020 160
161 AF Afghanistan 22.5 2015 161
162 BJ Benin 22.4 2022 162
163 NG Nigeria 21.6 2021 163
164 GW Guinea-Bissau 21.2 2019 164
165 SL Sierra Leone 21.2 2019 165
166 ME Montenegro 20.7 2018 166
167 CM Cameroon 19.3 2018 167
168 DJ Djibouti 19 2012 168
169 GM Gambia 18.9 2020 169
170 MV Maldives 18.8 2017 170
171 CF Central African Republic 17.8 2019 171
172 ML Mali 17.2 2018 172
173 WS Samoa 16.6 2020 173
174 NE Niger 15.3 2023 174
175 MR Mauritania 14.3 2021 175
176 AO Angola 13.7 2016 176
177 SD Sudan 12.8 2014 177
178 GQ Equatorial Guinea 12.6 2011 178
179 KM Comoros 11.6 2022 179
180 GN Guinea 10.9 2018 180
181 ER Eritrea 8.7 2010 181
182 TD Chad 8.1 2019 182
183 SO Somalia 6.9 2019 183
184 SS South Sudan 4 2010 184
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Maximum 86.3%
Median 55.6%
Minimum 4%
World 55.9%

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union and use any method of contraception. The indicator explains fertility better than income or education taken separately: in most countries the fall in fertility followed the rise of this share rather than the other way around. All methods are counted, including traditional ones, so the value is higher than the share using modern means.

Important: Only women in a marriage or a union — unmarried women are not in the denominator, and in countries where marriage comes late this noticeably changes the picture. The data come from household surveys, and the years are intermittent.

Updates
biennially
Unit of measurement
% of women aged 15–49
Observation period
1961–2024
License
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Dataset
World Population Prospects

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