Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mozambique
Mozambique: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 25.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mozambique, 1997–2023
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 2023, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mozambique stood at 25.8%.
That represents a change of up 109.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mozambique peaked at 27.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1997.
That places Mozambique 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.0% | — |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +203.3% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +122.8% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -5.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 25.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 100% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 25.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.6% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 12.3% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 46 Georgia 29.1% compare
- 47 Liberia 26.2% compare
- 48 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25.9% compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 25.7% compare
- 51 Ethiopia 25.1% compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 24.3% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mozambique?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mozambique was 25.8% in 2023, 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Mozambique ranks 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.