Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Lithuania

Contraceptive use in Lithuania in 2009 — 68.6%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 30. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 17.9 pp.

2009 68.6% +3.5 pp vs 2006
World rank 9of 30
Period maximum 68.6%2009
Period minimum 50.7%1995

Trend over time

1995–2009 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Lithuania, 1995–20095055606570199519971999200120032005200720091995: 50.7%2006: 65.1%2009: 68.6%
Change over the period: +17.9 pp Annual average: 1.28 pp
Contraceptive use — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2009 68.6
2006 65.1
1995 50.7

Northern Europe, 2009

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

GB United Kingdom 84 LT Lithuania 68.6

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.