Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 77.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1977–2010
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
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 77.4% for contraceptive prevalence, any method in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 77.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1977.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 9th out of 116 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 36.0% | — |
| 1989 | 48.9% | +35.8% |
| 1992 | 64.6% | +32.1% |
| 1993 | 67.8% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 64.6% | 73.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 73.3% | 73.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 77.4% | 77.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 77.4% in 2010, 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1977.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 9th out of 116 countries with data for 2010.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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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.