Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 24.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Timor-Leste, 1991–2016
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
Timor-Leste recorded 24.1% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2016.
That represents a change of up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Timor-Leste peaked at 25.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2001.
That places Timor-Leste 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.4% | — |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -73.7% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +33.5% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.4% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.6% | 15.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.1% | 24.1% | 2 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0526 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0541 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Timor-Leste?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Timor-Leste was 24.1% in 2016, 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Timor-Leste ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.