Unmet need for contraception in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unmet need for contraception was 11.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unmet need for contraception in Cambodia, 2000–2022
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
The most recent figure for unmet need for contraception in Cambodia is 11.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet need for contraception in Cambodia peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2022.
Cambodia ranks 42nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unmet need for contraception in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -8.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 11.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 57% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 11.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.1%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 25.3% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.5% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 Cambodia?
- Unmet need for contraception in Cambodia was 11.5% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2022.
- How does Cambodia rank for unmet need for contraception?
- Cambodia ranks 42nd out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.