Share of women using contraceptives in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of women using contraceptives was 32.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Cote d'Ivoire, 1981–2022
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
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 32.0% for share of women using contraceptives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.2% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 32.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1981.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 92nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of women using contraceptives in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.9% | — |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +293.1% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +52.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 32.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.0%, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 32.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.5% | 22.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More gender data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.858 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,651 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,651 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 481,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 491,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 470,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 477,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 463,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Cote d'Ivoire was 32.0% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1981.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 92nd out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.