Share of women using contraceptives in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of women using contraceptives was 21.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2019
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
Guinea-Bissau recorded 21.2% for share of women using contraceptives in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 21.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 105th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of women using contraceptives in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +38.3% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 14.2% | 21.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Guinea-Bissau was 21.2% in 2019, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 105th out of 116 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.