Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Burkina Faso

Contraceptive use in Burkina Faso in 2022 — 34%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 22. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 9.1 pp.

2022 34% +0.2 pp vs 2021
World rank 18of 22
Period maximum 34%2022
Period minimum 11.9%1999

Trend over time

1993–2022 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Burkina Faso, 1993–202210203040199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 24.9%1999: 11.9%2003: 13.8%2006: 17.5%2010: 16.2%2014: 18.4%2015: 21.2%2016: 25.4%2017: 25.7%2019: 32.5%2020: 29.6%2021: 33.8%2022: 34%
Change over the period: +9.1 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp
Contraceptive use — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 34 +0.2 pp
2021 33.8 +4.2 pp
2020 29.6 −2.9 pp
2019 32.5
2017 25.7 +0.4 pp
2016 25.4 +4.1 pp
2015 21.2 +2.8 pp
2014 18.4
2010 16.2
2006 17.5
2003 13.8
1999 11.9
1993 24.9

Western Africa, 2022

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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.