Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 in Gambia
Gambia: Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 was 17.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 17.5% for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 124.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 in Gambia peaked at 17.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 32nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +225.5% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +14.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 17.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.1%, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 17.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.8%, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 4.7% | 15.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 20.2% compare
- 30 Mozambique 18.7% compare
- 31 Senegal 18.1% compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.0% compare
- 34 Togo 16.9% compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 16.2% compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 in Gambia?
- Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 in Gambia was 17.5% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1?
- Gambia ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current use of contraception: Percentage of currently married women who are using or whose partners are using any method of contraception and modern method of contraception. Modern method includes female sterilization, male sterilization, pill, IUD, injections, implants, male condom, female condom, diaphragm, foam, and jelly. Traditional method includes periodic abstinence, withdrawal, long term abstinence, folk method, and others.