Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Equatorial Guinea

Contraceptive use in Equatorial Guinea in 2011 — 12.6%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 31. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4 pp.

2011 12.6% +4 pp vs 2000
World rank 29of 31
Period maximum 12.6%2011
Period minimum 8.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2011 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2011891011121320002002200420062008201020112000: 8.6%2011: 12.6%
Change over the period: +4 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp
Contraceptive use — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2011 12.6
2000 8.6

Middle Africa, 2011

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

CM Cameroon 23.4 GQ Equatorial Guinea 12.6

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.