Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala
Guatemala: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 32.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala, 1987–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 32 Nepal 32.7% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 32.4% compare
- 35 Cambodia 31.2% compare
- 36 Suriname 30.4% compare
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 28.3% compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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.