Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Tajikistan

Contraceptive use in Tajikistan in 2017 — 29.3%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 28. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.6 pp.

2017 29.3% +1.4 pp vs 2012
World rank 19of 28
Period maximum 37.9%2005
Period minimum 27.9%2012

Trend over time

2000–2017 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Tajikistan, 2000–20172530354020002002200420062008201020122014201620172000: 33.9%2005: 37.9%2007: 37.1%2012: 27.9%2017: 29.3%
Change over the period: −4.6 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp
Contraceptive use — Tajikistan, by year Tajikistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 29.3
2012 27.9
2007 37.1
2005 37.9
2000 33.9

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.