Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Algeria
Algeria: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 44.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Algeria, 1987–2019
Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2019, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Algeria stood at 44.9%.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Algeria peaked at 55.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1987.
Algeria ranks 62nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 31.3% | — |
| 1992 | 42.9% | +37.1% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 42.9% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 51.7% | 55.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 44.9% | 47.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 59 Belarus 45.9% compare
- 60 Mongolia 45.2% compare
- 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 45.1% compare
- 63 Cambodia 44.7% compare
- 64 Republic of Moldova 43.9% compare
- 65 Palestine, State of 42.8% compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Algeria?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Algeria was 44.9% in 2019, according to Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1987.
- How does Algeria rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Algeria ranks 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: 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 married 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 married 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.