Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) was 37.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Tanzania, 1992–2022
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any method in Tanzania is 37.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Tanzania peaked at 38.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1992.
That places Tanzania 84th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.4% | — |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +96.2% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -2.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 37.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.0%, 70% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 37.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 10.4% | 25.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 26.4% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.4% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 81 Saudi Arabia 40.0% compare
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 39.4% compare
- 83 Georgia 39.3% compare
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 36.5% compare
- 86 Ghana 36.3% compare
- 87 Ethiopia 36.1% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Tanzania?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Tanzania was 37.6% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1992.
- How does Tanzania rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Tanzania ranks 84th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.