Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mozambique
Mozambique: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 25.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mozambique, 1997–2023
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
Mozambique recorded 25.4% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mozambique peaked at 25.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1997.
Mozambique ranks 89th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.1% | — |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +129.4% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +123.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 25.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 25.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.3% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 86 Ghana 27.8% compare
- 87 Tajikistan 27.1% compare
- 88 Senegal 25.6% compare
- 90 Cote d'Ivoire 25.2% compare
- 91 Pakistan 25.0% compare
- 92 East Timor 24.1% compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mozambique?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Mozambique was 25.4% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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).