Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in El Salvador
El Salvador: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 52.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in El Salvador, 1975–2021
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 El Salvador is 52.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in El Salvador peaked at 67.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1975.
El Salvador ranks 46th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.1% | 20.0% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 43.5% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 48.4% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 61.9% | 66.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in El Salvador?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in El Salvador was 52.1% in 2021, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1975.
- How does El Salvador rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- El Salvador ranks 46th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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).