Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Panama
Panama: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 46.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Panama, 1976–2015
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
Panama recorded 46.9% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Panama peaked at 60.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1976.
Panama ranks 56th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.0% | 45.9% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.2% | 54.2% | 54.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 46.9% | 60.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Panama?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Panama was 46.9% in 2015, 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1976.
- How does Panama rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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).