Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Palestine
Palestine: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 42.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Palestine, 1996–2020
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 2020, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Palestine stood at 42.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Palestine peaked at 44.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1996.
Palestine ranks 65th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 37.6% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 41.4% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 169.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 8.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 5.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 187.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Palestine?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Palestine was 42.8% in 2020, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1996.
- How does Palestine rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Palestine ranks 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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).