Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Haiti
Haiti: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 31.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Haiti, 1977–2017
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.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.4% | — |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +28.2% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +88.0% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +40.4% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +72.7% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 31.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 71% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 31.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 54% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
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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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).