Share of women using contraceptives in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of women using contraceptives was 64.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Bangladesh, 1976–2022
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2022, share of women using contraceptives in Bangladesh stood at 64.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Bangladesh peaked at 64.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1976.
Bangladesh ranks 38th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of women using contraceptives in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.9% | — |
| 1980 | 12.1% | +53.2% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | +53.7% |
| 1984 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 25.3% | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 12.1% | 31.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 39.9% | 49.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 50.2% | 58.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 61.2% | 62.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 137,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Bangladesh?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Bangladesh was 64.0% in 2022, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women using contraceptives. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.