Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Timor-Leste

Contraceptive use in Timor-Leste in 2016 — 26%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 33. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2016 26% +3.7 pp vs 2010
World rank 25of 33
Period maximum 26.7%1997
Period minimum 8%2001

Trend over time

1991–2016 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Timor-Leste, 1991–201601020301991199419972000200320062009201220151991: 25.1%1994: 22.6%1997: 26.7%2001: 8%2003: 10%2007: 19.8%2010: 22.3%2016: 26%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp
Contraceptive use — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 26
2010 22.3
2007 19.8
2003 10
2001 8
1997 26.7
1994 22.6
1991 25.1

South-Eastern Asia, 2016

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.