Share of women using contraceptives by country
Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union.
Countries reporting
116
Highest
86.3%
Czechia
Lowest
8.1%
Chad
Median
56.7%
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
1,076
What the numbers show
Share of women using contraceptives is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 86.3% in Czechia; the lowest is 8.1% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.7%, and the mean is 51.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 212.9%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 45.8%).
Share of women using contraceptives: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 86.3% | 2008 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 85.5% | 2015 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 3 | South Korea | 84.2% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 81.0% | 2015 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 80.4% | 2012 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 80.3% | 2011 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 7 | France | 78.4% | 2010 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 8 | Ecuador | 77.8% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 77.4% | 2010 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 77.3% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 76.1% | 2012 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 75.1% | 2014 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 73.9% | 2019 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 73.0% | 2013 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 72.8% | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 72.8% | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 71.8% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 70.9% | 2018 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 19 | Morocco | 70.8% | 2018 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 20 | North Korea | 70.2% | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 70.1% | 2007 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 22 | Turkey | 69.8% | 2018 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 69.4% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 68.4% | 2016 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 25 | Russia | 68.0% | 2011 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 26 | Botswana | 67.4% | 2017 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Lesotho | 67.4% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 66.9% | 2016 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 66.8% | 2015 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 66.7% | 2018 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 66.7% | 2017 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 30 | India | 66.7% | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia | 66.5% | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 34 | Malawi | 65.6% | 2020 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 65.5% | 2012 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 64.6% | 2016 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 64.1% | 2020 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 64.0% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 63.2% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 62.8% | 2019 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 41 | Kenya | 62.5% | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 62.3% | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 43 | Cuba | 62.1% | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 62.1% | 2018 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 45 | Singapore | 62.0% | 1997 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 46 | Cambodia | 61.9% | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 61.8% | 2009 | — | flat |
| 48 | Guatemala | 60.6% | 2015 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 48 | Jamaica | 60.6% | 2022 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 60.1% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 58.8% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 52 | Egypt | 58.5% | 2014 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 53 | Japan | 58.3% | 2021 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 54 | Philippines | 58.3% | 2022 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 55 | Eswatini | 57.7% | 2022 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 56 | Palestine | 57.3% | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 57 | Nepal | 57.2% | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 58 | Armenia | 57.1% | 2016 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 59 | Laos | 56.3% | 2017 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 60 | Namibia | 56.1% | 2013 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 61 | Moldova | 56.0% | 2020 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 62 | Lebanon | 54.5% | 2009 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 63 | Tunisia | 54.0% | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 64 | Syria | 53.9% | 2009 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 65 | Algeria | 53.6% | 2019 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 53.6% | 2021 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 53.0% | 2018 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 68 | Iraq | 52.8% | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 69 | Belarus | 52.6% | 2019 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 52.6% | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 71 | Myanmar | 52.2% | 2016 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 72 | Kuwait | 52.0% | 1999 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 73 | Panama | 50.8% | 2015 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 74 | Madagascar | 49.7% | 2021 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.7% | 2019 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 76 | Zambia | 49.6% | 2018 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 77 | Mongolia | 48.1% | 2018 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 78 | Albania | 46.0% | 2018 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 79 | Uganda | 43.0% | 2022 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 42.8% | 2022 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 40.0% | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.4% | 2018 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 83 | Georgia | 39.3% | 2018 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 84 | Tanzania | 37.6% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.5% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 86 | Ghana | 36.3% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 36.1% | 2021 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Haiti | 34.3% | 2017 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Pakistan | 34.0% | 2019 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 34.0% | 2022 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 91 | Yemen | 33.5% | 2013 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.0% | 2022 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 93 | Guyana | 29.9% | 2020 | down 29.7% | flat |
| 94 | Oman | 29.7% | 2014 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 29.3% | 2017 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 96 | Burundi | 28.5% | 2017 | up 212.9% | rising |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 28.1% | 2018 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 26.5% | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 99 | Mozambique | 26.4% | 2023 | up 127.6% | rising |
| 100 | East Timor | 26.0% | 2016 | up 31.3% | flat |
| 101 | Togo | 23.8% | 2017 | up 45.2% | falling |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 22.5% | 2015 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 103 | Benin | 22.4% | 2022 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 104 | Nigeria | 21.6% | 2021 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.2% | 2019 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 21.2% | 2019 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | 19.3% | 2018 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 108 | Gambia | 18.9% | 2020 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 109 | Maldives | 18.8% | 2017 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 17.8% | 2019 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 111 | Mali | 17.2% | 2018 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 112 | Niger | 15.3% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 113 | Mauritania | 14.3% | 2021 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Sudan | 12.8% | 2014 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 115 | Guinea | 10.9% | 2018 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 116 | Chad | 8.1% | 2019 | up 67.8% | rising |
About this data
Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union.