Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 62.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Dominican Republic, 1975–2019
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
In 2019, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Dominican Republic stood at 62.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Dominican Republic peaked at 71.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1975.
That places Dominican Republic 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 35.0% | 46.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 51.7% | 64.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 60.0% | 70.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 62.0% | 71.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Dominican Republic?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Dominican Republic was 62.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1975.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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).