Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Eswatini

Contraceptive use in Eswatini in 2022 — 57.7%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 22. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 37.8 pp.

2022 57.7% −8.4 pp vs 2014
World rank 10of 22
Period maximum 66.1%2014
Period minimum 19.9%1988

Trend over time

1988–2022 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Eswatini, 1988–202202040608019881992199620002004200820122016202020221988: 19.9%2000: 27.8%2007: 50.6%2010: 65.2%2014: 66.1%2022: 57.7%
Change over the period: +37.8 pp Annual average: 1.11 pp
Contraceptive use — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 57.7
2014 66.1
2010 65.2
2007 50.6
2000 27.8
1988 19.9

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.