Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Guyana

Contraceptive use in Guyana in 2020 — 29.9%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 19. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 0.4 pp.

2020 29.9% −4 pp vs 2014
World rank 13of 19
Period maximum 42.5%2009
Period minimum 29.5%1975

Trend over time

1975–2020 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Guyana, 1975–2020253035404519751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 29.5%1992: 38.2%2000: 37.3%2005: 34.6%2007: 34.2%2009: 42.5%2014: 33.9%2020: 29.9%
Change over the period: +0.4 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp
Contraceptive use — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 29.9
2014 33.9
2009 42.5
2007 34.2
2005 34.6
2000 37.3
1992 38.2
1975 29.5

South America, 2020

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

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.