Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mozambique
Mozambique: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 25.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mozambique, 1997–2023
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
Mozambique recorded 25.4% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mozambique peaked at 25.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1997.
That places Mozambique 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.1% | — |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +129.4% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +123.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.3% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 86 Ghana 27.8% compare
- 87 Tajikistan 27.1% compare
- 88 Senegal 25.6% compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 25.2% compare
- 91 Pakistan 25.0% compare
- 92 Timor-Leste 24.1% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mozambique?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mozambique was 25.4% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.