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Contraceptive prevalence any methods vs modern methods by country

Countries reporting
113
Highest
81.56
Finland
Lowest
3.7
Albania
Median
46.8
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
1,022

What the numbers show

Contraceptive prevalence any methods vs modern methods is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 81.56 in Finland; the lowest is 3.7 in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.8, and the mean is 44.79.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.

Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 211.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 65.1%).

Contraceptive prevalence any methods vs modern methods: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 81.56 2015 up 18.4% flat
2 China 80.5 2017 down 4.2% rising
3 Germany 80.2 2011 up 24.3% rising
4 Czechia 77.6 2008 up 23.6% rising
5 Nicaragua 77.4 2012 up 17.1% rising
6 Colombia 75.9 2015 up 11.3% rising
7 Netherlands 75.6 1993 up 2.4% rising
8 France 72.7 2010 down 2.8% rising
9 Ecuador 72.43 2018 up 23.4% rising
10 United Kingdom 71.1 2012 down 11.1% falling
11 Thailand 70.7 2022 down 8.1% rising
12 Costa Rica 70 2018 down 6.3% rising
13 Mexico 69.05 2023 up 1.0% rising
14 North Korea 68.8 2017 up 17.6% rising
15 South Korea 67.61 2021 — volatile
16 Honduras 66.51 2019 up 17.9% rising
17 Paraguay 66.44 2016 up 9.8% rising
18 United States 66.1 2019 — rising
19 Zimbabwe 65.8 2015 up 12.7% rising
20 Belgium 65.4 2018 down 10.2% rising
21 Lesotho 65.3 2024 up 9.2% rising
22 Malawi 64.73 2020 up 53.4% volatile
23 Australia 64.65 2016 up 2.5% falling
24 Dominican Republic 61.96 2019 down 12.8% rising
25 Estonia 60.88 2014 up 5.2% rising
26 Cuba 60.1 2022 down 17.9% falling
27 Spain 59.86 2018 down 12.3% rising
28 Vietnam 59.8 2021 down 0.5% rising
29 Morocco 59.1 2018 up 0.9% rising
30 Rwanda 58.4 2020 up 29.5% volatile
31 Peru 57.9 2023 up 12.9% rising
32 Iran 57 2010 up 1.8% rising
32 Eswatini 57 2022 down 9.7% rising
34 Egypt 56.9 2014 up 0.5% rising
34 Kenya 56.9 2022 up 7.0% rising
36 India 56.4 2021 up 17.0% rising
36 Uzbekistan 56.4 2022 — flat
38 Namibia 55.3 2013 up 29.8% rising
39 Russia 55 2011 down 2.8% rising
39 Singapore 55 1997 up 3.8% falling
41 Bangladesh 54.7 2022 up 5.0% rising
42 Hungary 54.1 2009 — rising
43 Sri Lanka 53.6 2016 up 2.1% rising
44 Jamaica 53.2 2022 down 22.2% rising
45 Japan 52.82 2021 up 35.3% falling
46 El Salvador 52.1 2021 down 21.3% rising
47 Indonesia 51.6 2023 down 15.3% rising
48 Myanmar 51.3 2016 up 33.6% rising
49 Laos 51.04 2017 up 45.8% rising
50 Poland 50.69 2014 — rising
51 Kazakhstan 50.09 2018 up 1.4% rising
52 Guatemala 48.9 2015 up 42.2% rising
52 Turkey 48.9 2018 up 6.3% volatile
54 Tunisia 48.4 2023 down 4.9% rising
55 Zambia 47.5 2018 up 45.3% rising
56 Panama 46.9 2015 down 21.2% rising
57 Lebanon 46.8 2009 up 15.8% rising
58 Sao Tome and Principe 46.02 2019 up 36.6% rising
59 Belarus 45.9 2019 down 11.6% rising
60 Mongolia 45.19 2018 down 8.9% flat
61 Bolivia 45.1 2016 up 30.3% rising
62 Algeria 44.9 2019 down 16.7% rising
63 Cambodia 44.7 2022 up 28.1% rising
64 Moldova 43.9 2020 up 3.7% falling
65 Palestine 42.8 2020 up 3.3% rising
66 Madagascar 42.7 2021 up 46.2% volatile
66 Nepal 42.7 2022 down 1.2% rising
68 Philippines 41.8 2022 up 13.3% rising
69 Bulgaria 39.6 2007 unchanged rising
70 Kuwait 39.3 1999 up 24.0% rising
71 Jordan 38.4 2023 down 9.2% rising
72 Uganda 38 2022 up 46.2% rising
73 Kyrgyzstan 37.81 2018 down 17.3% falling
74 Syria 37.5 2009 up 6.8% rising
75 Iraq 36.07 2018 up 9.8% rising
76 Ethiopia 34.62 2021 up 26.8% volatile
77 Malaysia 34.5 2022 up 0.6% rising
78 Haiti 31.8 2017 up 28.2% volatile
79 Burkina Faso 31.25 2022 up 108.3% rising
80 Georgia 31.2 2018 up 35.7% rising
81 Tanzania 31.1 2022 up 13.5% rising
82 Trinidad and Tobago 30.5 2022 down 18.9% falling
83 Yemen 29.2 2013 up 117.9% volatile
84 Guyana 28.59 2020 down 28.5% rising
85 Armenia 28 2016 up 43.6% rising
86 Ghana 27.8 2022 up 12.1% rising
87 Tajikistan 27.1 2017 down 14.2% falling
88 Senegal 25.6 2023 up 59.0% volatile
89 Mozambique 25.4 2023 up 124.8% rising
90 Cote d'Ivoire 25.15 2022 up 101.2% volatile
91 Pakistan 25 2018 up 29.5% rising
92 East Timor 24.1 2016 up 52.5% rising
93 Burundi 22.9 2017 up 192.8% volatile
94 Togo 21.4 2017 up 90.3% rising
95 Serbia 21.33 2019 down 4.0% falling
96 Sierra Leone 20.9 2019 up 211.9% volatile
97 Guinea-Bissau 20.16 2019 up 53.9% rising
98 Afghanistan 19.8 2015 up 58.4% rising
99 Oman 18.8 2014 down 23.6% rising
100 Nigeria 18.2 2021 up 58.4% rising
101 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.59 2018 up 203.2% volatile
102 Gambia 17.1 2020 up 67.5% rising
103 Benin 16.9 2022 up 113.9% volatile
104 Mali 16.4 2018 up 137.7% volatile
105 Cameroon 15.4 2018 up 10.1% rising
106 Maldives 14.9 2017 down 44.8% falling
107 Central African Republic 14.4 2019 up 27.1% rising
108 Niger 13.86 2023 up 13.6% rising
109 Mauritania 12.8 2021 up 28.0% volatile
110 Sudan 12.04 2014 up 33.7% rising
111 Guinea 10.6 2018 up 86.0% volatile
112 Chad 6.7 2019 up 52.9% rising
113 Albania 3.7 2018 down 65.1% volatile

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Contraceptive prevalence any methods vs modern methods
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,022 data points, 1961–2024
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