Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Bahamas

Contraceptive use in the Bahamas in 1988 — 61.7%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 23.

1988 61.7%
World rank 7of 23
Period maximum 61.7%1988
Period minimum 61.7%1988

Trend over time

1988–1988 · % of women aged 15–49

Change over the period: +0 pp
Contraceptive use — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1988 61.7

Caribbean, 1988

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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.