Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Egypt
Egypt: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 56.9% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Egypt, 1975–2014
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 2014, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Egypt stood at 56.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Egypt peaked at 57.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1975.
That places Egypt 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.4% | — |
| 1980 | 29.7% | +32.6% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 35.5% | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 44.3% | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.3% | 28.7% | 35.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 44.3% | 51.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 53.9% | 57.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Egypt?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Egypt was 56.9% in 2014, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Egypt ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2014.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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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.