Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Rwanda

Contraceptive use in Rwanda in 2020 — 64.1%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 19. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 53.1 pp.

2020 64.1% +10.9 pp vs 2015
World rank 6of 19
Period maximum 64.1%2020
Period minimum 11%1983

Trend over time

1983–2020 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Rwanda, 1983–202002040608019831987199119951999200320072011201520191983: 11%1992: 21.2%2000: 13.2%2005: 17.4%2008: 36.4%2010: 51.6%2015: 53.2%2020: 64.1%
Change over the period: +53.1 pp Annual average: 1.44 pp
Contraceptive use — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 64.1
2015 53.2
2010 51.6
2008 36.4
2005 17.4
2000 13.2
1992 21.2
1983 11

Eastern Africa, 2020

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.