Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Euro area

Contraceptive use in the Euro area in 2010 — 76.2%.

2010 76.2%
World rank
Period maximum 76.2%2010
Period minimum 76.2%2010

Trend over time

2010–2010 · % of women aged 15–49

Change over the period: +0 pp

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 76.2%
World 55.9%
Contraceptive use — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 76.2

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.