Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Morocco

Contraceptive use in Morocco in 2018 — 70.8%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 40. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 51.4 pp.

2018 70.8% +3.4 pp vs 2011
World rank 7of 40
Period maximum 70.8%2018
Period minimum 19.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2018 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Morocco, 1980–2018020406080198019841988199219962000200420082012201620181980: 19.4%1984: 25.5%1987: 35.8%1992: 41.5%1995: 50.3%1997: 58.4%2004: 63%2011: 67.4%2018: 70.8%
Change over the period: +51.4 pp Annual average: 1.35 pp
Contraceptive use — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 70.8
2011 67.4
2004 63
1997 58.4
1995 50.3
1992 41.5
1987 35.8
1984 25.5
1980 19.4

Northern Africa, 2018

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

MA Morocco 70.8 TN Tunisia 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.