Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Lesotho
Lesotho: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 54.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Lesotho, 1992–2024
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 2024, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Lesotho stood at 54.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Lesotho peaked at 54.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1992.
That places Lesotho 13th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.2% | — |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 23.2% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 24.0% | 35.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 45.3% | 52.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 54.9% | 54.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Lesotho?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Lesotho was 54.9% in 2024, 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1992.
- How does Lesotho rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Lesotho ranks 13th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.