Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Republic of the Congo

Contraceptive use in the Republic of the Congo in 2015 — 30.1%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 30. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 14.2 pp.

2015 30.1% −14.6 pp vs 2012
World rank 21of 30
Period maximum 44.7%2012
Period minimum 30.1%2015

Trend over time

2005–2015 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Republic of the Congo, 2005–201530354045200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152005: 44.3%2012: 44.7%2015: 30.1%
Change over the period: −14.2 pp Annual average: -1.42 pp
Contraceptive use — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 30.1
2012 44.7
2005 44.3

Middle Africa, 2015

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

CG Republic of the Congo 30.1 TD Chad 5.7

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.