Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 25.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1992–2022
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
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 25.4% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2022.
The figure is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 27.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1992.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 40th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.9% | — |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +91.5% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -6.3% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 25.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 25.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 5.9% | 15.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.6% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 28.3% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 28.1% compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 26.6% compare
- 41 Liberia 25.3% compare
- 42 Mozambique 25.0% compare
- 43 Philippines 24.3% compare
More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania, United Republic of was 25.4% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1992.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 40th out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.