Share of women using contraceptives in Egypt
Egypt: Share of women using contraceptives was 58.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Egypt, 1975–2014
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
Egypt recorded 58.5% for share of women using contraceptives in 2014.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Egypt peaked at 60.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 52nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of women using contraceptives in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.9% | — |
| 1980 | 31.4% | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 30.3% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 37.8% | +24.8% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 30.3% | 37.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 47.1% | 54.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 56.1% | 60.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 50 Jordan 60.1% compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 58.8% compare
- 53 Japan 58.3% compare
- 54 Philippines 58.3% compare
- 55 Eswatini 57.7% compare
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Egypt?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Egypt was 58.5% in 2014, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Egypt ranks 52nd out of 116 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.