Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Samoa

Contraceptive use in Samoa in 2020 — 16.6%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 19. Since 2009, the indicator has fallen by 12.1 pp.

2020 16.6% −10.3 pp vs 2014
World rank 19of 19
Period maximum 28.7%2009
Period minimum 16.6%2020

Trend over time

2009–2020 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Samoa, 2009–20201520253020092011201320152017201920202009: 28.7%2014: 26.9%2020: 16.6%
Change over the period: −12.1 pp Annual average: -1.1 pp
Contraceptive use — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 16.6
2014 26.9
2009 28.7

Polynesia, 2020

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

TV Tuvalu 23.7 WS Samoa 16.6

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.