Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Lebanon
Lebanon: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 46.8% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Lebanon, 1971–2009
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 Lebanon is 46.8%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Lebanon peaked at 46.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1971.
Lebanon ranks 57th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.0% | — |
| 1984 | 46.7% | +103.0% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +36.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 46.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 46.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.3%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 34.2% | 46.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Lebanon?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Lebanon was 46.8% in 2009, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1971.
- How does Lebanon rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Lebanon ranks 57th out of 113 countries with data for 2009.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).