Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Kenya

Contraceptive use in Kenya in 2022 — 62.5%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 22. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 55.5 pp.

2022 62.5% −2.2 pp vs 2021
World rank 4of 22
Period maximum 65.1%2020
Period minimum 7%1978

Trend over time

1978–2022 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Kenya, 1978–202202040608019781983198819931998200320082013201820221978: 7%1984: 17%1989: 26.9%1993: 32.7%1998: 39%2003: 39.3%2009: 45.5%2014: 58%2015: 64.1%2016: 61.2%2017: 60%2018: 61.9%2019: 59.8%2020: 65.1%2021: 64.7%2022: 62.5%
Change over the period: +55.5 pp Annual average: 1.26 pp
Contraceptive use — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 62.5 −2.2 pp
2021 64.7 −0.4 pp
2020 65.1 +5.3 pp
2019 59.8 −2.1 pp
2018 61.9 +2 pp
2017 60 −1.2 pp
2016 61.2 −2.9 pp
2015 64.1 +6.1 pp
2014 58
2009 45.5
2003 39.3
1998 39
1993 32.7
1989 26.9
1984 17
1978 7

Eastern Africa, 2022

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.