Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Morocco
Morocco: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 59.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Morocco, 1980–2018
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Morocco is 59.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Morocco peaked at 59.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1980.
Morocco ranks 29th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.4% | — |
| 1984 | 21.2% | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | +36.3% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 59.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 59.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.3%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 16.4% | 28.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 35.5% | 48.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 58.6% | 59.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Morocco?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Morocco was 59.1% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Morocco ranks 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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).