Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 in Egypt
Egypt: Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 was 59.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 in Egypt, 1995–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q3 in Egypt is 59.4%, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q3 in Egypt peaked at 61.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 15th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 48.9% | — |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | -2.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 59.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.3%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 55.7% | 61.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 62.2% compare
- 13 Lesotho 62.0% compare
- 14 Malawi 59.7% compare
- 16 Philippines 55.8% compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 55.4% compare
- 18 Jordan 55.0% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q3 in Egypt?
- Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q3 in Egypt was 59.4% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q3 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q3 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q3?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2014.
- Is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q3 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3. 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.