Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Malawi
Malawi: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 48.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Malawi, 1992–2020
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 Malawi is 48.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Malawi peaked at 48.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1992.
That places Malawi 15th out of 62 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.3% | — |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +93.7% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +76.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 21.5% | 30.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 32.6% | 45.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 12 Paraguay 51.4% compare
- 13 Mexico 51.1% compare
- 14 United States of America 50.8% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 48.2% compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 47.9% compare
- 18 El Salvador 45.8% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Malawi?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Malawi was 48.9% in 2020, 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 62 countries with data for 2020.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.