Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kenya
Kenya: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 56.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kenya, 1978–2022
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
Kenya recorded 56.9% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2022.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kenya peaked at 61.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1978.
Kenya ranks 34th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 9.7% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 27.3% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 31.5% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 53.2% | 61.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 56.9% | 61.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kenya?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kenya was 56.9% in 2022, 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1978.
- How does Kenya rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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).