Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) was 31.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cambodia, 1998–2022
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
In 2022, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cambodia stood at 31.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cambodia peaked at 31.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1998.
That places Cambodia 35th out of 62 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.8% | — |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +46.4% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +17.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 31.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 31.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.6%, 85% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.2% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 21.7% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cambodia?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cambodia was 31.2% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Cambodia ranks 35th out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.