Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana
Ghana: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 27.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana, 1980–2022
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
In 2022, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana stood at 27.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana peaked at 28.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1988.
Ghana ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5% | — |
| 1988 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +94.2% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 18.2% | 28.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ghana was 27.8% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Ghana ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.