Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Lesotho
Lesotho: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 53.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Lesotho, 1992–2024
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
Lesotho recorded 53.2% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Lesotho peaked at 53.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1992.
Lesotho ranks 9th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18.9% | — |
| 1995 | 26.8% | +41.8% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 18.9% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 23.5% | 34.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 43.8% | 51.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Lesotho?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Lesotho was 53.2% in 2024, 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1992.
- How does Lesotho rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Lesotho ranks 9th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.