Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in India
India: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 56.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in India, 1971–2021
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
In 2021, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in India stood at 56.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in India peaked at 56.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1971.
That places India 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 28.1% | 39.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 36.5% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 42.3% | 48.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in India?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in India was 56.4% in 2021, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1971.
- How does India rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- India ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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).