Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Latvia

Contraceptive use in Latvia in 1995 — 67.9%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 34.

1995 67.9%
World rank 10of 34
Period maximum 67.9%1995
Period minimum 67.9%1995

Trend over time

1995–1995 · % of women aged 15–49

Change over the period: +0 pp
Contraceptive use — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1995 67.9

Northern Europe, 1995

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

LV Latvia 67.9 LT Lithuania 50.7

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.