Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin
Benin: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 16.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin, 1982–2022
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin is 16.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 113.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin peaked at 16.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1982.
That places Benin 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.7% | — |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +385.7% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +111.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +29.5% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +56.4% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.9% | 12.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Benin was 16.9% in 2022, 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1982.
- How does Benin rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Benin ranks 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.