Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in East Timor
East Timor: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 24.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in East Timor, 1991–2016
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
East Timor recorded 24.1% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2016.
The figure is up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in East Timor peaked at 25.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2001.
East Timor ranks 92nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.4% | — |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -73.7% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +33.5% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +14.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 24.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 53% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 24.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.2%, 46% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.4% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.6% | 15.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.1% | 24.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in East Timor?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in East Timor was 24.1% in 2016, 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- East Timor ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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).