Contraceptive use — all countries

Contraceptive use — Yemen

Contraceptive use in Yemen in 2013 — 33.5%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 30. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 31.8 pp.

2013 33.5% +5.8 pp vs 2006
World rank 22of 30
Period maximum 33.5%2013
Period minimum 1.7%1979

Trend over time

1979–2013 · % of women aged 15–49

Contraceptive use — Yemen, 1979–201301020304019791983198719911995199920032007201120131979: 1.7%1992: 9.7%1997: 20.8%2003: 23.1%2006: 27.7%2013: 33.5%
Change over the period: +31.8 pp Annual average: 0.94 pp
Contraceptive use — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 33.5
2006 27.7
2003 23.1
1997 20.8
1992 9.7
1979 1.7

Western Asia, 2013

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

TR Türkiye 73.5 YE Yemen 33.5

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.