Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Philippines
Philippines: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 41.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Philippines, 1978–2022
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
Philippines recorded 41.8% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Philippines peaked at 41.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1978.
That places Philippines 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 16.2% | — |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +53.7% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +3.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 41.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 41.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.2%, 80% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +53.7% | 16.2% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 24.9% | 32.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 32.1% | 36.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 36.9% | 40.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Philippines?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Philippines was 41.8% in 2022, 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1978.
- How does Philippines rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Philippines ranks 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
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).