Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Korea, Rep. has the highest contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) (84.22% in 2021) and Niger the lowest (15.26% in 2023).
What this measures
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.
Limitations: While the data availability on contraceptive use has increased, in many countries the contraceptive use data are available only for married women. The time frame used to assess contraceptive prevalence may vary. In many surveys, it is left to the respondent to determine what is meant by “currently using” a method of contraception.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Rep. | 84.22% | 2021 |
| 2 | Colombia | 81% | 2015 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 77.85% | 2018 |
| 4 | Peru | 77.3% | 2023 |
| 5 | United States | 73.9% | 2019 |
| 6 | Thailand | 72.8% | 2022 |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 72.8% | 2021 |
| 8 | Mexico | 71.85% | 2023 |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 70.9% | 2018 |
| 10 | Türkiye | 69.8% | 2018 |
| 11 | Lesotho | 67.4% | 2024 |
| 12 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 66.7% | 2017 |
| 13 | India | 66.7% | 2021 |
| 14 | Malawi | 65.61% | 2020 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 64% | 2022 |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 62.78% | 2019 |
| 17 | Kenya | 62.5% | 2022 |
| 18 | Jordan | 60.1% | 2023 |
| 19 | Japan | 58.34% | 2021 |
| 20 | Philippines | 58.3% | 2022 |
| 21 | Nepal | 57.2% | 2022 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 54% | 2023 |
| 23 | El Salvador | 53.6% | 2021 |
| 24 | Indonesia | 52.6% | 2023 |
| 25 | Madagascar | 49.7% | 2021 |
| 26 | Uganda | 43% | 2022 |
| 27 | Ghana | 36.3% | 2022 |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 36.07% | 2021 |
| 29 | Pakistan | 34% | 2019 |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 33.96% | 2022 |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.97% | 2022 |
| 32 | Senegal | 26.5% | 2023 |
| 33 | Nigeria | 21.6% | 2021 |
| 34 | Niger | 15.26% | 2023 |
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.CONU.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original 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., publisher: UN Population Division View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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