Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Egypt
Egypt: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 56.9% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Egypt, 1975–2014
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
Egypt recorded 56.9% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Egypt peaked at 57.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 34th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.4% | — |
| 1980 | 29.7% | +32.6% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 35.5% | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 44.3% | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | -1.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 56.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 56.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.3%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.3% | 28.7% | 35.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 44.3% | 51.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 53.9% | 57.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Egypt?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Egypt was 56.9% in 2014, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Egypt ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2014.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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).