Share of women using contraceptives in Ghana
Ghana: Share of women using contraceptives was 36.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Ghana, 1980–2022
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
Ghana recorded 36.3% for share of women using contraceptives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Ghana peaked at 36.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 86th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of women using contraceptives in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1988 | 12.9% | +35.8% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +57.4% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -34.0% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +47.7% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -43.6% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 9.5% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 20.3% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 16.6% | 25.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 19.6% | 34.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Ghana?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Ghana was 36.3% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Ghana ranks 86th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.