Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Malaysia

Contraceptive use in Malaysia in 2022 — 42.8%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 22. Since 1967, the indicator has risen by 34.1 pp.

2022 42.8% −9.4 pp vs 2014
World rank 14of 22
Period maximum 55.1%1994
Period minimum 8.7%1967

Trend over time

1967–2022 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Malaysia, 1967–2022020406019671973197919851991199720032009201520211967: 8.7%1974: 33%1985: 51.4%1988: 48.3%1994: 55.1%2004: 49%2014: 52.2%2022: 42.8%
Change over the period: +34.1 pp Annual average: 0.62 pp
Contraceptive use — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 42.8
2014 52.2
2004 49
1994 55.1
1988 48.3
1985 51.4
1974 33
1967 8.7

South-Eastern Asia, 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.