Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 in Gambia
Gambia: Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 was 16.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q3 in Gambia is 16.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q3 in Gambia peaked at 16.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2013.
That places Gambia 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +169.1% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +9.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 16.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.7%, 87% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 16.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.8%, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 5.5% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 17.1% compare
- 34 Togo 16.7% compare
- 35 Mali 16.5% compare
- 37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.6% compare
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 13.7% compare
- 39 Benin 11.9% 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 (modern method) (% of married women): q3 in Gambia?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q3 in Gambia was 16.2% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q3 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q3 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q3?
- Gambia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q3 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (modern 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.