Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) in Peru
Peru: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) was 41.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Peru, 1986–2022
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 Peru is 41.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Peru peaked at 41.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1986.
Peru ranks 23rd of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 14.1% | — |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +41.1% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +32.7% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +3.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 41.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Peru's 41.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.6%, 91% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +41.1% | 14.1% | 19.9% |
| 1996 | +32.7% | 19.9% | 26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 19.9% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 30.9% | 34.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 34.7% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 36.9% | 41.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Peru?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Peru was 41.7% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.