Share of women using contraceptives in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of women using contraceptives was 34.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Burkina Faso, 1993–2022
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
The most recent figure for share of women using contraceptives in Burkina Faso is 34.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 109.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Burkina Faso peaked at 34.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women using contraceptives in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.9% | — |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -52.2% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 11.9% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 16.2% | 32.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 29.6% | 34.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Burkina Faso?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Burkina Faso was 34.0% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.