Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49) by country
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD),...
What the numbers show
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49) is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 80.5% in Brazil; the lowest is 11.8% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.1%, and the mean is 40.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 219.3%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 39.3%).
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 80.5% | 2019 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 75.7% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 71.9% | 2012 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 68.0% | 2013 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 67.0% | 2018 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 6 | Colombia | 64.9% | 2015 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 60.1% | 2016 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 60.0% | 2018 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 59.1% | 2020 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 10 | United States | 57.1% | 2019 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 56.6% | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 12 | Nicaragua | 55.1% | 2012 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 13 | Lesotho | 54.9% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 54.6% | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 52.8% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 52.8% | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 49.6% | 2019 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 18 | Malawi | 49.5% | 2020 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 48.8% | 2019 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 48.6% | 2015 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 48.4% | 2014 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 47.2% | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kenya | 46.6% | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia | 46.3% | 2016 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 46.2% | 2018 | up 36.4% | flat |
| 26 | Jamaica | 45.2% | 2022 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Nepal | 43.7% | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 28 | Eswatini | 43.5% | 2022 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 43.1% | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 42.8% | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 41.4% | 2022 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 32 | Madagascar | 40.1% | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 39.4% | 2015 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 38.8% | 2018 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 35 | Rwanda | 38.6% | 2020 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Belize | 38.1% | 2016 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 37 | Armenia | 36.7% | 2016 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 38 | Zambia | 35.4% | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34.2% | 2022 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 34.1% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 31.5% | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 30.9% | 2022 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 43 | Tanzania | 30.9% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 44 | Suriname | 30.7% | 2018 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.4% | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 46 | Georgia | 29.1% | 2018 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 47 | Liberia | 26.2% | 2020 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 25.9% | 2018 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 49 | Mozambique | 25.8% | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.7% | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 25.1% | 2021 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 24.3% | 2019 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Haiti | 24.1% | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 54 | Togo | 21.0% | 2017 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 55 | Benin | 20.3% | 2022 | up 45.0% | flat |
| 56 | Cameroon | 19.5% | 2018 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 18.0% | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 58 | Burundi | 17.9% | 2017 | up 219.3% | rising |
| 59 | Nigeria | 17.6% | 2021 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 60 | Mali | 16.2% | 2018 | up 116.0% | rising |
| 61 | Gambia | 13.4% | 2020 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 62 | Niger | 12.2% | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 11.8% | 2018 | up 12.4% | rising |
About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). 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. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.