Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Peru
Peru: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 54.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Peru, 1981–2022
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
Peru recorded 54.6% for contraceptive prevalence, any method in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Peru peaked at 54.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1981.
Peru ranks 14th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.0% | — |
| 1986 | 28.0% | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +27.5% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 35.7% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 44.0% | 49.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 49.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 50.0% | 54.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Peru?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Peru was 54.6% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Peru ranks 14th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.