Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Colombia

Contraceptive use in Colombia in 2015 — 81%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 30. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 60.5 pp.

2015 81% +1.9 pp vs 2010
World rank 2of 30
Period maximum 81%2015
Period minimum 20.5%1969

Trend over time

1969–2015 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Colombia, 1969–2015025507510019691974197919841989199419992004200920141969: 20.5%1976: 42.5%1980: 48.5%1986: 64.8%1990: 66.1%1995: 72.2%2000: 76.9%2005: 78.2%2010: 79.1%2015: 81%
Change over the period: +60.5 pp Annual average: 1.32 pp
Contraceptive use — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 81
2010 79.1
2005 78.2
2000 76.9
1995 72.2
1990 66.1
1986 64.8
1980 48.5
1976 42.5
1969 20.5

South America, 2015

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

CO Colombia 81 PE Peru 74.6

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.