Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Finland
Finland: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 81.6% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Finland, 1990–2015
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 Finland is 81.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Finland peaked at 81.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2007.
That places Finland 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 72.8% | 75.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 81.6% | 81.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Finland?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Finland was 81.6% in 2015, 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2007.
- How does Finland rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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).