Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Thailand
Thailand: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 72.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Thailand, 1970–2022
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
Thailand recorded 72.8% for contraceptive prevalence, any method in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Thailand peaked at 79.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 15th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.8% | — |
| 1973 | 26.3% | +77.7% |
| 1975 | 33.3% | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | +60.4% |
| 1981 | 58.2% | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 62.2% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 65.5% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.9% | 14.8% | 53.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 63.0% | 58.2% | 66.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 72.2% | 73.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 76.7% | 79.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 73.0% | 79.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 12 Estonia 75.1% compare
- 13 United States of America 73.9% compare
- 14 Netherlands 73.0% compare
- 15 Viet Nam 72.8% compare
- 17 Mexico 71.8% compare
- 18 Costa Rica 70.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Thailand?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Thailand was 72.8% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.