Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Japan
Japan: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 52.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Japan, 1961–2021
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
Japan recorded 52.8% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2021.
The figure is up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Japan peaked at 62.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2015.
That places Japan 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.2% | — |
| 1963 | 43.8% | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 54.1% | +23.5% |
| 1967 | 49.1% | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 52.1% | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 59.3% | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 62.2% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 57.3% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 62.7% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 51.7% | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.7% | 39.2% | 54.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 58.6% | 52.6% | 62.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 51.7% | 62.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 48.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 44.4% | 48.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.1% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Japan?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Japan was 52.8% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Japan ranks 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.