Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Algeria
Algeria: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 44.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Algeria, 1987–2019
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. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 44.9% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2019.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Algeria peaked at 55.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1987.
Algeria ranks 62nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 42.9% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 51.7% | 55.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 44.9% | 47.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Algeria?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Algeria was 44.9% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1987.
- How does Algeria rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Algeria ranks 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).