Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Honduras
Honduras: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 66.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Honduras, 1981–2019
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 Honduras is 66.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Honduras peaked at 66.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1981.
Honduras ranks 16th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 23.6% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 34.7% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.0% | 56.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 63.8% | 66.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 13 Mexico 69.1% compare
- 14 North Korea 68.8% compare
- 15 South Korea 67.6% compare
- 17 Paraguay 66.4% compare
- 18 United States 66.1% compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 65.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Honduras?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Honduras was 66.5% in 2019, 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1981.
- How does Honduras rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Honduras ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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).