Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tunisia
Tunisia: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 48.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tunisia, 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
In 2023, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tunisia stood at 48.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tunisia peaked at 57.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1978.
Tunisia ranks 54th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 34.2% | 40.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 51.5% | 57.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 44.3% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tunisia?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Tunisia was 48.4% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1978.
- How does Tunisia rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Tunisia ranks 54th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).