Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Uganda
Uganda: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 38.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Uganda, 1989–2022
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
Uganda recorded 38.0% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Uganda peaked at 44.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1989.
Uganda ranks 72nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.3% | 35.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 37.3% | 44.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Uganda?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Uganda was 38.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Uganda ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).