Share of women using contraceptives in Czechia
Czechia: Share of women using contraceptives was 86.3% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Czechia, 1970–2008
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
Czechia recorded 86.3% for share of women using contraceptives in 2008. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Czechia peaked at 86.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1970.
Czechia ranks 1st of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of women using contraceptives in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.0% | — |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 72.3% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 68.9% | 72.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 78.2% | 86.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More gender data for Czechia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,460 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 51,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 54,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Czechia?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Czechia was 86.3% in 2008, 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1970.
- How does Czechia rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Czechia ranks 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2008.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.