Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 64.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Bangladesh, 1976–2022
Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2022, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Bangladesh stood at 64.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Bangladesh peaked at 64.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1976.
Bangladesh ranks 38th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.9% | — |
| 1980 | 12.1% | +53.2% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | +53.7% |
| 1984 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 25.3% | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +2.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 64.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.0%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 64.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 64.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 12.1% | 31.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 39.9% | 49.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 50.2% | 58.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 61.2% | 62.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Bangladesh?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Bangladesh was 64.0% in 2022, according to Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: 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 married 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 married 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.