Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49) in Kenya
Kenya: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49) was 46.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Kenya, 1984–2022
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 Kenya stood at 46.6%.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Kenya peaked at 49.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1984.
Kenya ranks 23rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 15.0% | — |
| 1989 | 23.2% | +54.7% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | -4.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 46.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 46.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 15.0% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 25.9% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 28.4% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 42.6% | 47.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 46.6% | 49.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Kenya?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Kenya was 46.6% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1984.
- How does Kenya rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Kenya ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.