Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Mongolia

Contraceptive use in Mongolia in 2018 — 48.1%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 40. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 9.2 pp.

2018 48.1% −6.4 pp vs 2013
World rank 20of 40
Period maximum 69%2003
Period minimum 48.1%2018

Trend over time

1996–2018 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Mongolia, 1996–201840506070199619992002200520082011201420171996: 57.3%1998: 59.9%2000: 67.4%2003: 69%2005: 66%2008: 55.2%2011: 54.9%2013: 54.6%2018: 48.1%
Change over the period: −9.2 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp
Contraceptive use — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 48.1
2013 54.6
2011 54.9
2008 55.2
2005 66
2003 69
2000 67.4
1998 59.9
1996 57.3

Eastern Asia, 2018

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

KR South Korea 82.3 MN Mongolia 48.1

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.