Share of women using contraceptives in Peru
Peru: Share of women using contraceptives was 77.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Peru, 1970–2023
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 Peru stood at 77.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Peru peaked at 78.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 10th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women using contraceptives in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.0% | — |
| 1978 | 31.4% | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 41.0% | +30.6% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 77.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.6%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Peru's 77.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.6%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women using contraceptives in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +30.6% | 31.4% | 41.0% |
| 1992 | +28.8% | 45.8% | 59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.7% | 26.0% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 41.0% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.6% | 59.0% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 68.9% | 73.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 74.0% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 77.3% | 78.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Peru?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Peru was 77.3% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.