Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Tanzania

Contraceptive use in Tanzania in 2022 — 37.6%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 22. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 27.2 pp.

2022 37.6% −0.8 pp vs 2016
World rank 15of 22
Period maximum 38.4%2016
Period minimum 10.4%1992

Trend over time

1992–2022 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Tanzania, 1992–2022010203040199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 10.4%1994: 20.4%1996: 18.4%1999: 25.4%2004: 28.2%2005: 26.4%2010: 34.4%2016: 38.4%2022: 37.6%
Change over the period: +27.2 pp Annual average: 0.91 pp
Contraceptive use — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 37.6
2016 38.4
2010 34.4
2005 26.4 −1.8 pp
2004 28.2
1999 25.4
1996 18.4
1994 20.4
1992 10.4

Eastern Africa, 2022

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.