Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Togo
Togo: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 21.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Togo, 1988–2017
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 2017, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Togo stood at 21.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Togo peaked at 21.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1988.
That places Togo 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.2% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 13.5% | 21.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 91 Pakistan 25.0% compare
- 92 East Timor 24.1% compare
- 93 Burundi 22.9% compare
- 95 Serbia 21.3% compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 20.9% compare
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 20.2% compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Togo?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Togo was 21.4% in 2017, 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1988.
- How does Togo rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Togo ranks 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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).