Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 in Benin

Benin: Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 was 11.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
11.9%
World rank
38th
of 45 countries
All-time high
14.7%
in 2014
All-time low
10.9%
in 2012
Years of data
6
1996–2018

Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 in Benin, 1996–2018

0510151996200720181996: 12.72001: 13.22006: 11.52012: 10.92014: 14.72018: 11.9

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

In 2018, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q2 in Benin stood at 11.9%.

The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q2 in Benin peaked at 14.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2012.

That places Benin 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 in Benin, 1996 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1996 12.7%
2001 13.2% +3.9%
2006 11.5% -12.9%
2012 10.9% -5.2%
2014 14.7% +34.9%
2018 11.9% -19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 1
2000s 12.3% 11.5% 13.2% 2
2010s 12.5% 10.9% 14.7% 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 35 Gambia 18.0% compare
  2. 36 Cameroon 15.9% compare
  3. 37 Central African Republic 12.4% compare
  4. 39 Mali 11.6% compare
  5. 40 Côte d'Ivoire 11.5% compare
  6. 41 Guinea 9.4% compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

More health data for Benin

All data for Benin →

Frequently asked questions

What is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q2 in Benin?
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q2 in Benin was 11.9% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q2 recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q2 recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2012.
How does Benin rank for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q2?
Benin ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
Is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q2 rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 in Benin. Statizoid, drawing on Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/current-use-of-contraception-any-method-percent-of-married-women-q2/benin/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/current-use-of-contraception-any-method-percent-of-married-women-q2/benin/">Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 in Benin</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 272 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.