Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Korea
Korea: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 84.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Korea, 1965–2021
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 Korea stood at 84.2%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Korea peaked at 84.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1965.
That places Korea 3rd out of 116 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 16.0% | — |
| 1966 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 24.2% | +21.2% |
| 1974 | 34.9% | +44.0% |
| 1976 | 44.2% | +26.6% |
| 1979 | 54.5% | +23.3% |
| 1982 | 57.7% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 70.4% | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 77.1% | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 79.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.5% | 24.2% | 54.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 68.4% | 57.7% | 77.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 77.4% | 80.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 79.3% | 84.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 77.1% | 82.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Korea?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Korea was 84.2% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1965.
- How does Korea rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.