Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Kyrgyzstan

Contraceptive use in Kyrgyzstan in 2018 — 39.4%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 40. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 20.1 pp.

2018 39.4% −2.5 pp vs 2014
World rank 25of 40
Period maximum 59.5%1997
Period minimum 36.3%2012

Trend over time

1997–2018 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Kyrgyzstan, 1997–201830405060199720002003200620092012201520181997: 59.5%2006: 47.8%2012: 36.3%2014: 41.9%2018: 39.4%
Change over the period: −20.1 pp Annual average: -0.96 pp
Contraceptive use — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 39.4
2014 41.9
2012 36.3
2006 47.8
1997 59.5

Central Asia, 2018

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

KZ Kazakhstan 53 KG Kyrgyzstan 39.4

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.