Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Solomon Islands

Contraceptive use in the Solomon Islands in 2015 — 29.3%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 30. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 5.3 pp.

2015 29.3% −5.3 pp vs 2007
World rank 22of 30
Period maximum 34.6%2007
Period minimum 29.3%2015

Trend over time

2007–2015 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Solomon Islands, 2007–201528303234362007200820092010201120122013201420152007: 34.6%2015: 29.3%
Change over the period: −5.3 pp Annual average: -0.66 pp
Contraceptive use — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 29.3
2007 34.6

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.