Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — North Korea

Contraceptive use in North Korea in 2017 — 70.2%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 28. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 8.3 pp.

2017 70.2% −8 pp vs 2014
World rank 7of 28
Period maximum 78.2%2014
Period minimum 61.9%1992

Trend over time

1992–2017 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — North Korea, 1992–201760657075801992199519982001200420072010201320161992: 61.9%1997: 67.3%2002: 68.6%2004: 67.6%2006: 69.1%2010: 70.6%2014: 78.2%2017: 70.2%
Change over the period: +8.3 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp
Contraceptive use — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 70.2
2014 78.2
2010 70.6
2006 69.1
2004 67.6
2002 68.6
1997 67.3
1992 61.9

Eastern Asia, 2017

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.