Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Peru

Contraceptive use in Peru in 2023 — 77.3%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 9. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 51.3 pp.

2023 77.3% −0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank 1of 9
Period maximum 78.1%2021
Period minimum 26%1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Peru, 1970–202302040608019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 26%1978: 31.4%1981: 41%1986: 45.8%1992: 59%1996: 64.2%2000: 68.9%2006: 71.3%2008: 72.4%2009: 73.2%2010: 74.4%2011: 75.4%2012: 75.5%2013: 74%2014: 74.6%2015: 74.6%2016: 76.2%2017: 75.4%2018: 76.3%2019: 75.9%2020: 77.4%2021: 78.1%2022: 78%2023: 77.3%
Change over the period: +51.3 pp Annual average: 0.97 pp
Contraceptive use — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 77.3 −0.7 pp
2022 78 −0.1 pp
2021 78.1 +0.7 pp
2020 77.4 +1.5 pp
2019 75.9 −0.4 pp
2018 76.3 +0.9 pp
2017 75.4 −0.8 pp
2016 76.2 +1.6 pp
2015 74.6 +0 pp
2014 74.6 +0.6 pp
2013 74 −1.5 pp
2012 75.5 +0.1 pp
2011 75.4 +1 pp
2010 74.4 +1.2 pp
2009 73.2 +0.8 pp
2008 72.4
2006 71.3
2000 68.9
1996 64.2
1992 59
1986 45.8
1981 41
1978 31.4
1970 26

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.