Unmet need for contraception in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Unmet need for contraception was 10.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unmet need for contraception in Bangladesh, 1994–2022
Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 10.0% for unmet need for contraception in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet need for contraception in Bangladesh peaked at 21.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 49th out of 58 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unmet need for contraception in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.6% | — |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -27.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 10.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 49% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % 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 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % 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 unmet need for contraception in Bangladesh?
- Unmet need for contraception in Bangladesh was 10.0% in 2022, according to Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest unmet need for contraception recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for unmet need for contraception?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as part of Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.