Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Greece

Contraceptive use in Greece in 1999 — 61.3%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 30.

1999 61.3%
World rank 10of 30
Period maximum 61.3%1999
Period minimum 61.3%1999

Trend over time

1999–1999 · % of women aged 15–49

Change over the period: +0 pp
Contraceptive use — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1999 61.3

Southern Europe, 1999

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

ES Spain 71.9 GR Greece 61.3

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.