Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nepal
Nepal: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 32.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nepal, 2006–2022
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nepal is 32.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nepal peaked at 36.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 32nd of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34.4% | — |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 33.2% | 36.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nepal?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nepal was 32.7% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Nepal ranks 32nd out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal 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.