Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mexico
Mexico: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 69.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mexico, 1977–2023
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
Mexico recorded 69.1% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mexico peaked at 69.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1977.
That places Mexico 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 23.3% | 32.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 41.5% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 55.2% | 59.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 66.5% | 69.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 65.0% | 69.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 10 United Kingdom 71.1% compare
- 11 Thailand 70.7% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 70.0% compare
- 14 North Korea 68.8% compare
- 15 South Korea 67.6% compare
- 16 Honduras 66.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mexico?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mexico was 69.1% in 2023, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1977.
- How does Mexico rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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).