Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Uganda
Uganda: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married was 38.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Uganda, 1989–2022
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
In 2022, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Uganda stood at 38.0%.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Uganda peaked at 44.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1989.
That places Uganda 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.5% | — |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +212.0% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +133.3% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | -13.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 38.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 38.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.3%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +212.0% | 2.5% | 7.8% |
| 2001 | +133.3% | 7.8% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.3% | 35.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 37.3% | 44.0% | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Uganda?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Uganda was 38.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Uganda ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.