Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Japan
Japan: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) was 58.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Japan, 1961–2021
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any method in Japan is 58.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Japan peaked at 64.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2015.
That places Japan 53rd out of 116 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.0% | — |
| 1963 | 44.6% | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 55.5% | +24.4% |
| 1967 | 53.0% | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 52.1% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 59.3% | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 62.2% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 57.3% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 62.8% | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 56.3% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 57.9% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 58.6% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 60.4% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 54.1% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +46.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 58.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.8%, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Japan's 58.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.1%, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 42.0% | 55.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 59.0% | 52.6% | 62.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 60.2% | 56.3% | 64.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 54.1% | 64.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 52.0% | 55.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 39.8% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Japan?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Japan was 58.3% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Japan ranks 53rd out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.