Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Vietnam

Contraceptive use in Vietnam in 2021 — 72.8%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 18. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 19.6 pp.

2021 72.8% −3.7 pp vs 2018
World rank 3of 18
Period maximum 79.4%2008
Period minimum 53.2%1988

Trend over time

1988–2021 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Vietnam, 1988–2021506070801988199219962000200420082012201620201988: 53.2%1994: 65%1997: 75.3%1998: 71.9%2000: 74.2%2001: 73.9%2002: 78.5%2003: 75%2004: 75.7%2006: 75.7%2007: 79%2008: 79.4%2010: 78%2011: 77.8%2012: 76.2%2013: 77.2%2014: 75.7%2015: 75.7%2016: 77.6%2017: 76.4%2018: 76.5%2021: 72.8%
Change over the period: +19.6 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp
Contraceptive use — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 72.8
2018 76.5 +0.1 pp
2017 76.4 −1.2 pp
2016 77.6 +1.9 pp
2015 75.7 −0 pp
2014 75.7 −1.5 pp
2013 77.2 +1 pp
2012 76.2 −1.6 pp
2011 77.8 −0.2 pp
2010 78
2008 79.4 +0.4 pp
2007 79 +3.3 pp
2006 75.7
2004 75.7 +0.7 pp
2003 75 −3.5 pp
2002 78.5 +4.6 pp
2001 73.9 −0.3 pp
2000 74.2
1998 71.9 −3.4 pp
1997 75.3
1994 65
1988 53.2

South-Eastern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

VN Vietnam 72.8 ID Indonesia 51.9

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.