Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49) was 43.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Eswatini, 1988–2022
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 Eswatini stood at 43.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Eswatini peaked at 51.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1988.
Eswatini ranks 28th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 16.6% | — |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +141.6% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -15.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 43.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 43.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 37.9% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 49.3% | 51.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Eswatini?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Eswatini was 43.5% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1988.
- How does Eswatini rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.