Share of women using contraceptives in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of women using contraceptives was 52.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Indonesia, 1973–2023
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
In 2023, share of women using contraceptives in Indonesia stood at 52.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Indonesia peaked at 63.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1973.
Indonesia ranks 69th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of women using contraceptives in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8.6% | — |
| 1976 | 26.3% | +205.8% |
| 1979 | 31.2% | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 38.5% | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 47.7% | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 54.7% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 52.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.6%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 52.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.1%, 87% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women using contraceptives in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +205.8% | 8.6% | 26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 8.6% | 31.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 43.1% | 38.5% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 49.7% | 57.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 52.5% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 52.5% | 63.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.9% | 52.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 229,513 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 229,513 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Indonesia?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Indonesia was 52.6% in 2023, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1973.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Indonesia ranks 69th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.