Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Senegal
Senegal: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 25.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Senegal, 1978–2023
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
Senegal recorded 25.6% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2023.
That represents a change of up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Senegal peaked at 26.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1978.
That places Senegal 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.6% | — |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +300.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +68.8% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 25.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 25.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +300.0% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 12.1% | 26.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 85 Armenia 28.0% compare
- 86 Ghana 27.8% compare
- 87 Tajikistan 27.1% compare
- 89 Mozambique 25.4% compare
- 90 Cote d'Ivoire 25.2% compare
- 91 Pakistan 25.0% compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Senegal?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Senegal was 25.6% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Senegal ranks 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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).