Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala

Guatemala: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 32.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
32.2%
World rank
34th
of 62 countries
All-time high
32.2%
in 2015
All-time low
13.4%
in 1987
Years of data
6
1987–2015

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala, 1987–2015

01020301987200120151987: 13.4 % of all women ages 15-491995: 18.4 % of all women ages 15-491999: 21.7 % of all women ages 15-492002: 22.8 % of all women ages 15-492009: 29.3 % of all women ages 15-492015: 32.2 % of all women ages 15-49

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 Guatemala is 32.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala peaked at 32.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1987.

Guatemala ranks 34th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages 15-49) in Guatemala, 1987 to 2015.
Year % of all women ages 15-49 Change
1987 13.4%
1995 18.4% +37.3%
1999 21.7% +17.9%
2002 22.8% +5.1%
2009 29.3% +28.5%
2015 32.2% +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.4% 13.4% 13.4% 1
1990s 20.0% 18.4% 21.7% 2
2000s 26.1% 22.8% 29.3% 2
2010s 32.2% 32.2% 32.2% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 32 Nepal 32.7% compare
  2. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 32.4% compare
  3. 35 Cambodia 31.2% compare
  4. 36 Suriname 30.4% compare
  5. 37 Kyrgyzstan 28.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala?
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala was 32.2% in 2015, 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1987.
How does Guatemala rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
Guatemala ranks 34th out of 62 countries with data for 2015.
Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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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Indicator
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages 15-49)
Unit
% of all women ages 15-49
Source
Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 489 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.