Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin
Benin: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 15.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin, 1996–2022
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin is 15.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin peaked at 15.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1996.
Benin ranks 57th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +105.9% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 11.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin was 15.1% in 2022, 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Benin ranks 57th out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.