Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Peru

Peru: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 41.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
41.7%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
23rd
of 62 countries
All-time high
41.7%
in 2022
All-time low
14.1%
in 1986
Years of data
20
1986–2022

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Peru, 1986–2022

102030401986200420221986: 14.1 % of all women ages 15-491992: 19.9 % of all women ages 15-491996: 26.4 % of all women ages 15-492000: 32 % of all women ages 15-492006: 30.9 % of all women ages 15-492008: 33 % of all women ages 15-492009: 34.2 % of all women ages 15-492010: 34.7 % of all women ages 15-492011: 35.3 % of all women ages 15-492012: 36.1 % of all women ages 15-492013: 35.1 % of all women ages 15-492014: 36.4 % of all women ages 15-492015: 37.7 % of all women ages 15-492016: 38.9 % of all women ages 15-492017: 39.4 % of all women ages 15-492018: 39.1 % of all women ages 15-492019: 39.3 % of all women ages 15-492020: 36.9 % of all women ages 15-492021: 40.1 % of all women ages 15-492022: 41.7 % of all women ages 15-49

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 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages 15-49) in Peru, 1986 to 2022.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  2. 21 Eswatini 42.9% compare
  3. 22 Kenya 42.0% compare
  4. 24 Thailand 41.6% compare
  5. 25 Jamaica 39.6% compare
  6. 26 Mongolia 36.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages 15-49)
Unit
% of all women ages 15-49
Source
Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 489 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.