Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 37.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kyrgyzstan, 1997–2018
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
In 2018, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kyrgyzstan stood at 37.8%.
The figure is down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 48.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2012.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 73rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 33.7% | 39.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kyrgyzstan?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Kyrgyzstan was 37.8% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2012.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 73rd out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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).