Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Czechia

Contraceptive use in Czechia in 2008 — 86.3%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 27. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 20.3 pp.

2008 86.3% +8.1 pp vs 2005
World rank 1of 27
Period maximum 86.3%2008
Period minimum 66%1970

Trend over time

1970–2008 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Czechia, 1970–200860708090197019741978198219861990199419982002200620081970: 66%1993: 68.9%1997: 72.3%2005: 78.2%2008: 86.3%
Change over the period: +20.3 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp
Contraceptive use — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2008 86.3
2005 78.2
1997 72.3
1993 68.9
1970 66

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.