Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Haiti

Haiti: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 31.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
31.8%
World rank
78th
of 113 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2017
All-time low
3.9%
in 1983
Years of data
9
1977–2017

Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Haiti, 1977–2017

01020301977199720171977: 5.4 % of women ages 15-491983: 3.9 % of women ages 15-491987: 5 % of women ages 15-491989: 9.4 % of women ages 15-491995: 13.2 % of women ages 15-492000: 22.8 % of women ages 15-492006: 24.8 % of women ages 15-492012: 31.3 % of women ages 15-492017: 31.8 % of women ages 15-49

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

Haiti recorded 31.8% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Haiti peaked at 31.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1983.

Haiti ranks 78th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 1
1980s 6.1% 3.9% 9.4% 3
1990s 13.2% 13.2% 13.2% 1
2000s 23.8% 22.8% 24.8% 2
2010s 31.6% 31.3% 31.8% 2

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 75 Iraq 36.1% compare
  2. 76 Ethiopia 34.6% compare
  3. 77 Malaysia 34.5% compare
  4. 79 Burkina Faso 31.3% compare
  5. 80 Georgia 31.2% compare
  6. 81 Tanzania 31.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Haiti?
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Haiti was 31.8% in 2017, 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 Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1983.
How does Haiti rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
Haiti ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti 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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About this data

Indicator
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods
Unit
% of women ages 15-49
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,022 data points, 1961–2024
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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).