Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Benin
Benin: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 20.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Benin, 1996–2022
Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of all women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2022, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Benin stood at 20.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Benin peaked at 20.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2012.
Benin ranks 55th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 16.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Benin?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Benin was 20.3% in 2022, according to Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Benin ranks 55th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as part of Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.