Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Turkmenistan

Contraceptive use in Turkmenistan in 2019 — 49.7%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 28. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.1 pp.

2019 49.7% −0.5 pp vs 2016
World rank 15of 28
Period maximum 61.8%2000
Period minimum 48%2006

Trend over time

2000–2019 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Turkmenistan, 2000–20194550556065200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 61.8%2006: 48%2016: 50.2%2019: 49.7%
Change over the period: −12.1 pp Annual average: -0.64 pp
Contraceptive use — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 49.7
2016 50.2
2006 48
2000 61.8

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.