Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods by country

Estimated share of women using contraceptive methods, among those aged 15–49 and married or in union. This is compared between modern methods and any method (modern or traditional).

Countries reporting

113

Highest

81.6%

Finland

Lowest

3.7%

Albania

Median

46.8%

Years covered

1961–2024

Data points

1,022

What the numbers show

Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 81.6% in Finland; the lowest is 3.7% in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.8%, and the mean is 44.8%.

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 usage: modern methods vs. any methods: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Finland	81.6%	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	72.4%	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	70.0%	2018	down 6.3%	rising
13	Mexico	69.1%	2023	up 1.0%	rising
14	North Korea	68.8%	2017	up 17.6%	rising
15	South Korea	67.6%	2021	—	volatile
16	Honduras	66.5%	2019	up 17.9%	rising
17	Paraguay	66.4%	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	64.7%	2020	up 53.4%	volatile
23	Australia	64.7%	2016	up 2.5%	falling
24	Dominican Republic	62.0%	2019	down 12.8%	rising
25	Estonia	60.9%	2014	up 5.2%	rising
26	Cuba	60.1%	2022	down 17.9%	falling
27	Spain	59.9%	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	57.0%	2010	up 1.8%	rising
32	Eswatini	57.0%	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	55.0%	2011	down 2.8%	rising
39	Singapore	55.0%	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	52.8%	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	51.0%	2017	up 45.8%	rising
50	Poland	50.7%	2014	—	rising
51	Kazakhstan	50.1%	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	46.0%	2019	up 36.6%	rising
59	Belarus	45.9%	2019	down 11.6%	rising
60	Mongolia	45.2%	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	38.0%	2022	up 46.2%	rising
73	Kyrgyzstan	37.8%	2018	down 17.3%	falling
74	Syria	37.5%	2009	up 6.8%	rising
75	Iraq	36.1%	2018	up 9.8%	rising
76	Ethiopia	34.6%	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	31.3%	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	28.6%	2020	down 28.5%	rising
85	Armenia	28.0%	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	25.2%	2022	up 101.2%	volatile
91	Pakistan	25.0%	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	21.3%	2019	down 4.0%	falling
96	Sierra Leone	20.9%	2019	up 211.9%	volatile
97	Guinea-Bissau	20.2%	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	17.6%	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	13.9%	2023	up 13.6%	rising
109	Mauritania	12.8%	2021	up 28.0%	volatile
110	Sudan	12.0%	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

About this data

Indicator: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods
Unit: % of women ages 15-49
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 1,022 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Estimated share of women using contraceptive methods, among those aged 15–49 and married or in union. This is compared between modern methods and any method (modern or traditional).