Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Thailand
Thailand: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 70.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Thailand, 1973–2022
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 Thailand is 70.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Thailand peaked at 77.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1973.
Thailand ranks 11th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 25.7% | — |
| 1975 | 30.0% | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 49.3% | +64.3% |
| 1987 | 63.6% | +29.0% |
| 1989 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 25.7% | 49.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 63.6% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 69.8% | 72.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.4% | 77.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 71.3% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 8 France 72.7% compare
- 9 Ecuador 72.4% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 71.1% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 70.0% compare
- 13 Mexico 69.1% compare
- 14 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 68.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Thailand?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Thailand was 70.7% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1973.
- How does Thailand rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Thailand ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.