Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Kosovo

Contraceptive use in Kosovo in 2020 — 66.7%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 19. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2020 66.7% +0.9 pp vs 2014
World rank 3of 19
Period maximum 66.7%2020
Period minimum 65.8%2014

Trend over time

2014–2020 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Kosovo, 2014–202065.86666.366.566.820142015201620172018201920202014: 65.8%2020: 66.7%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp
Contraceptive use — Kosovo, by year Kosovo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 66.7
2014 65.8

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.