Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Belgium
Belgium: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 59.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Belgium, 1997–2018
Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of all women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 59.0% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Belgium peaked at 61.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1997.
Belgium ranks 6th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.6% | — |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 58.1% | 59.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Belgium?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Belgium was 59.0% in 2018, according to 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 modern method recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 62 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from 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 modern method (% of all women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.