Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Ghana
Ghana: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 27.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Ghana, 1980–2022
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 Ghana is 27.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Ghana peaked at 28.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1988.
Ghana ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5% | — |
| 1988 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +94.2% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +14.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 27.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 62% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 27.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.3%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 18.2% | 28.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Ghana?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Ghana was 27.8% in 2022, 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Ghana ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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).