Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana
Ghana: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 23.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana, 1988–2022
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 Ghana stood at 23.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana peaked at 23.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1988.
That places Ghana 46th out of 62 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.7% | — |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +53.2% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +29.2% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +43.0% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +61.0% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +26.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 23.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 23.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.6% | 15.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 14.1% | 23.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana was 23.4% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.