Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tanzania
Tanzania: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 31.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tanzania, 1992–2022
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
In 2022, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tanzania stood at 31.1%.
The figure is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tanzania peaked at 32.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1992.
Tanzania ranks 81st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.6% | — |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +98.5% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -2.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 31.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 31.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 6.6% | 16.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.0% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.4% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tanzania?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tanzania was 31.1% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1992.
- How does Tanzania rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Tanzania ranks 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).