Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Nepal
Nepal: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) was 57.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 57.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nepal peaked at 57.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1976.
Nepal ranks 57th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.4% | — |
| 1981 | 6.8% | +183.3% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +122.1% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | +59.6% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +22.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 57.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 57.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 64.0%, 89% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +183.3% | 2.4% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 6.8% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 24.1% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 37.3% | 48.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 46.7% | 52.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 57.2% | 57.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nepal?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nepal was 57.2% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1976.
- How does Nepal rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.