Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in India
India: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 56.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in India, 1971–2021
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 India is 56.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in India peaked at 56.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1971.
That places India 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in India, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | 28.1% | +195.8% |
| 1988 | 39.9% | +42.0% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 28.1% | 39.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 36.5% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 42.3% | 48.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in India?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in India was 56.4% in 2021, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1971.
- How does India rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- India ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.