Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Argentina

Contraceptive use in Argentina in 2020 — 70.1%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 19. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 2.3 pp.

2020 70.1% −2.3 pp vs 2013
World rank 2of 19
Period maximum 72.4%2013
Period minimum 70.1%2020

Trend over time

2013–2020 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Argentina, 2013–202070717273201320142015201620172018201920202013: 72.4%2020: 70.1%
Change over the period: −2.3 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp
Contraceptive use — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 70.1
2013 72.4

South America, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.