Share of women using contraceptives in Philippines
Philippines: Share of women using contraceptives was 58.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of women using contraceptives in Philippines, 1978–2022
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
Philippines recorded 58.3% for share of women using contraceptives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using contraceptives in Philippines peaked at 58.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1978.
That places Philippines 54th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of women using contraceptives in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 36.2% | — |
| 1993 | 40.0% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +7.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 58.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.6%, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 58.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.1%, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women using contraceptives in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +26.8% | 40.0% | 50.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 40.0% | 50.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 47.0% | 50.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 48.9% | 55.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More gender data for Philippines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 92,475 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 92,475 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using contraceptives in Philippines?
- Share of women using contraceptives in Philippines was 58.3% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women using contraceptives recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1978.
- How does Philippines rank for share of women using contraceptives?
- Philippines ranks 54th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of women using contraceptives rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.