Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Qatar

Contraceptive use in Qatar in 2012 — 37.5%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 36. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 5.2 pp.

2012 37.5% −5.7 pp vs 1998
World rank 22of 36
Period maximum 43.2%1998
Period minimum 32.3%1987

Trend over time

1987–2012 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Qatar, 1987–2012303540451987199019931996199920022005200820111987: 32.3%1998: 43.2%2012: 37.5%
Change over the period: +5.2 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp
Contraceptive use — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2012 37.5
1998 43.2
1987 32.3

Western Asia, 2012

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

JO Jordan 61.2 QA Qatar 37.5

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.