Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Iraq
Iraq: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 36.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Iraq, 1974–2018
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 Iraq is 36.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Iraq peaked at 36.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1989.
That places Iraq 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 25.4% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 33.6% | 36.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Iraq?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Iraq was 36.1% in 2018, 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1989.
- How does Iraq rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Iraq ranks 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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).