Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Senegal

Contraceptive use in Senegal in 2023 — 26.5%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 9. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 22.6 pp.

2023 26.5% −0.4 pp vs 2019
World rank 7of 9
Period maximum 27.8%2017
Period minimum 3.9%1978

Trend over time

1978–2023 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Senegal, 1978–2023010203019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 3.9%1986: 11.3%1993: 7.5%1997: 12.9%1999: 10.5%2005: 11.8%2011: 13.1%2013: 17.8%2014: 22.2%2015: 23.3%2016: 25.1%2017: 27.8%2018: 27.1%2019: 26.9%2023: 26.5%
Change over the period: +22.6 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp
Contraceptive use — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 26.5
2019 26.9 −0.2 pp
2018 27.1 −0.7 pp
2017 27.8 +2.7 pp
2016 25.1 +1.8 pp
2015 23.3 +1.1 pp
2014 22.2 +4.4 pp
2013 17.8
2011 13.1
2005 11.8
1999 10.5
1997 12.9
1993 7.5
1986 11.3
1978 3.9

Western Africa, 2023

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

SN Senegal 26.5 NE Niger 15.3

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.