Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Tanzania
Tanzania: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married was 31.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania, 1992–2022
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania is 31.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania peaked at 32.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1992.
That places Tanzania 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.6% | — |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +98.5% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -2.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 31.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 31.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 6.6% | 16.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.0% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.4% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Tanzania was 31.1% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1992.
- How does Tanzania rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Tanzania ranks 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.