Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Maldives
Maldives: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 14.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Maldives, 1991–2017
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
Maldives recorded 14.9% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Maldives peaked at 34.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2017.
That places Maldives 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 19.0% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 27.0% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Maldives?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Maldives was 14.9% in 2017, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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).