Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 was 59.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59.2%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
15th
of 45 countries
All-time high
61.1%
in 2014
All-time low
45.8%
in 1994
Years of data
10
1994–2019

Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 in Bangladesh, 1994–2019

02040601994200620191994: 45.81997: 48.22000: 54.92004: 58.62007: 55.22011: 59.52013: 58.32014: 61.12018: 61.12019: 59.2

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

In 2019, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4 in Bangladesh stood at 59.2%.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4 in Bangladesh peaked at 61.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1994.

Bangladesh ranks 15th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 in Bangladesh, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 45.8%
1997 48.2% +5.2%
2000 54.9% +13.9%
2004 58.6% +6.7%
2007 55.2% -5.8%
2011 59.5% +7.8%
2013 58.3% -2.0%
2014 61.1% +4.8%
2018 61.1% +0.0%
2019 59.2% -3.1%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 59.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.0% 45.8% 48.2% 2
2000s 56.2% 54.9% 58.6% 3
2010s 59.8% 58.3% 61.1% 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 12 Indonesia 63.1% compare
  2. 13 Malawi 60.6% compare
  3. 14 Egypt 59.8% compare
  4. 16 Kazakhstan 56.2% compare
  5. 17 Madagascar 55.4% compare
  6. 18 Zambia 54.6% compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4 in Bangladesh?
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4 in Bangladesh was 59.2% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4 recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4 recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1994.
How does Bangladesh rank for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4?
Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
Is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4
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.