Indonesia vs Japan: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method

Indonesia
51.6%
in 2023
Japan
52.8%
in 2021
Indonesia rank
47th
Japan rank
45th

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method over time

  • Indonesia
  • Japan
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 52.8% against 51.6% in Indonesia, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Japan ahead.

Indonesia ranks 47th and Japan ranks 45th of 113 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 15.9% 60.8% 44.9% Japan
1990s 53.0% 50.5% 2.5% Indonesia
2000s 55.6% 46.3% 9.3% Indonesia
2010s 59.8% 36.1% 23.7% Indonesia
2020s 50.8% 52.8% 2.0% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any modern method, Indonesia or Japan?
Japan, at 52.8% against 51.6% in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any modern method between Indonesia and Japan?
1.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
10 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
Indonesia ranks 47th and Japan ranks 45th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49)
Unit
% of married women ages 15-49
Source
Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,022 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.