Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Marshall Islands

Contraceptive use in the Marshall Islands in 2007 — 44.6%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 32.

2007 44.6%
World rank 17of 32
Period maximum 44.6%2007
Period minimum 44.6%2007

Trend over time

2007–2007 · % of women aged 15–49

Change over the period: +0 pp
Contraceptive use — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2007 44.6

Micronesia, 2007

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

MH Marshall Islands 44.6 NR Nauru 35.6

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.