Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Czechia
Czechia: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 77.6% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Czechia, 1970–2008
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
Czechia recorded 77.6% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2008. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Czechia peaked at 77.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1970.
That places Czechia 4th out of 113 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 44.9% | 62.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 68.7% | 77.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Czechia?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Czechia was 77.6% in 2008, 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1970.
- How does Czechia rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Czechia ranks 4th out of 113 countries with data for 2008.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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).