Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 30.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Trinidad and Tobago, 1977–2022
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
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 30.5% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 46.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2022.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 82nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 46.0% | — |
| 1987 | 44.4% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -18.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 30.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.4%, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 30.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 33.3% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Trinidad and Tobago was 30.5% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).