Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in China
China: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 80.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in China, 1970–2017
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 2017, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in China stood at 80.5%.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in China peaked at 86.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1970.
That places China 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in China, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.5% | — |
| 1971 | 17.3% | +28.1% |
| 1972 | 22.5% | +30.3% |
| 1973 | 28.4% | +26.4% |
| 1974 | 34.4% | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 40.6% | +18.0% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 50.2% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 53.7% | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 58.2% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 64.2% | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 66.3% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 69.3% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 73.2% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.4% | 13.5% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 54.6% | 73.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 84.0% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in China?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in China was 80.5% in 2017, 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1970.
- How does China rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- China ranks 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.