Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married was 30.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Trinidad and Tobago, 1977–2022
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
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 30.5% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 46.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2022.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 46.0% | — |
| 1987 | 44.4% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -18.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 30.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.4%, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 30.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 33.3% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Trinidad and Tobago was 30.5% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.