Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages 15-49) by country
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD),...
What the numbers show
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages 15-49) is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 79.5% in Brazil; the lowest is 11.1% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.4%, and the mean is 35.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 201.6%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 31.0%).
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 79.5% | 2019 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 73.5% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 68.6% | 2011 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.0% | 2012 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 5 | Colombia | 61.4% | 2015 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 59.0% | 2018 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 58.6% | 2016 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 8 | Argentina | 56.8% | 2020 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 9 | Lesotho | 53.2% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 53.2% | 2012 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 52.9% | 2018 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 51.4% | 2016 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 51.1% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 14 | United States of America | 50.8% | 2019 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 15 | Malawi | 48.9% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 48.2% | 2019 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 47.9% | 2015 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 45.8% | 2014 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 45.4% | 2019 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 43.6% | 2018 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 21 | Eswatini | 42.9% | 2022 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 42.0% | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 41.7% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 41.6% | 2022 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 25 | Jamaica | 39.6% | 2022 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 36.6% | 2018 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 27 | Belize | 35.8% | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 28 | Rwanda | 35.1% | 2020 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 34.7% | 2022 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 34.1% | 2018 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 30 | Madagascar | 34.1% | 2021 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Nepal | 32.7% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 32.4% | 2016 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 34 | Guatemala | 32.2% | 2015 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 35 | Cambodia | 31.2% | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 36 | Suriname | 30.4% | 2018 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.3% | 2018 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 28.1% | 2022 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26.6% | 2022 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 40 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 25.4% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 41 | Liberia | 25.3% | 2020 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 42 | Mozambique | 25.0% | 2023 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 24.3% | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 23.9% | 2019 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 23.7% | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 46 | Ghana | 23.4% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 47 | Georgia | 23.3% | 2018 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 48 | Haiti | 22.3% | 2017 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia | 21.7% | 2019 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.5% | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 51 | Togo | 18.9% | 2017 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 52 | Armenia | 18.1% | 2016 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 53 | Senegal | 17.5% | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 16.4% | 2018 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 55 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.1% | 2018 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Mali | 15.4% | 2018 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Benin | 15.1% | 2022 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 58 | Nigeria | 14.9% | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 59 | Burundi | 14.6% | 2017 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Gambia | 12.2% | 2020 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 61 | Guinea | 11.4% | 2018 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 62 | Niger | 11.1% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. 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.