Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Indonesia
Indonesia: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 51.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Indonesia, 1973–2023
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 Indonesia is 51.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Indonesia peaked at 60.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1973.
That places Indonesia 47th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 7.2% | — |
| 1976 | 22.9% | +218.1% |
| 1979 | 24.6% | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 36.9% | +50.1% |
| 1987 | 43.9% | +18.9% |
| 1991 | 47.1% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 54.7% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 7.2% | 24.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 36.9% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 47.1% | 54.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 51.8% | 58.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 51.3% | 60.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 50.8% | 51.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Indonesia?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Indonesia was 51.6% in 2023, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1973.
- How does Indonesia rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Indonesia ranks 47th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.