Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cuba
Cuba: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 60.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cuba, 1987–2022
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 Cuba is 60.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cuba peaked at 73.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2022.
That places Cuba 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 67.9% | 73.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 60.1% | 60.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1375 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6529 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7811 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5937 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cuba?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cuba was 60.1% in 2022, 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2022.
- How does Cuba rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Cuba ranks 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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).