Contraceptive prevalence, any method in India
India: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 66.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in India, 1971–2021
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 2021, contraceptive prevalence, any method in India stood at 66.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in India peaked at 66.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1971.
India ranks 30th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in India, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.6% | — |
| 1981 | 35.3% | +159.6% |
| 1988 | 44.9% | +27.2% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 35.3% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 40.7% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 46.9% | 56.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 28 Australia 66.9% compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 66.8% compare
- 30 Belgium 66.7% compare
- 30 Hong Kong, China 66.7% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in India?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in India was 66.7% in 2021, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1971.
- How does India rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- India ranks 30th out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.