Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Belgium
Belgium: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 65.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Belgium, 1966–2018
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Belgium is 65.4%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Belgium peaked at 74.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1966.
That places Belgium 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 47.9% | 47.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 65.4% | 72.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Belgium?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Belgium was 65.4% in 2018, 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1966.
- How does Belgium rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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).