Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador
Ecuador: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 72.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador, 1987–2018
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 Ecuador is 72.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador peaked at 72.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1987.
Ecuador ranks 9th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 35.8% | — |
| 1989 | 41.5% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 45.7% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.6% | 35.8% | 41.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 45.7% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 58.7% | 58.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 67.2% | 72.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 6 Colombia 75.9% compare
- 7 Netherlands 75.6% compare
- 8 France 72.7% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 71.1% compare
- 11 Thailand 70.7% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 70.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador was 72.4% in 2018, 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1987.
- How does Ecuador rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Ecuador ranks 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.