Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Thailand
Thailand: Share of women using modern contraceptive methods was 70.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Thailand, 1973–2022
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
In 2022, share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Thailand stood at 70.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Thailand peaked at 77.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1973.
Thailand ranks 11th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 25.7% | — |
| 1975 | 30.0% | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 49.3% | +64.3% |
| 1987 | 63.6% | +29.0% |
| 1989 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | -0.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 70.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 70.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.2%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +64.3% | 30.0% | 49.3% |
| 1987 | +29.0% | 49.3% | 63.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 25.7% | 49.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 63.6% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 69.8% | 72.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.4% | 77.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 71.3% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 8 France 72.7% compare
- 9 Ecuador 72.4% compare
- 10 United Kingdom 71.1% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 70.0% compare
- 13 Mexico 69.1% compare
- 14 North Korea 68.8% compare
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Thailand?
- Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Thailand was 70.7% 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 modern contraceptive methods recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of women using modern contraceptive methods recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1973.
- How does Thailand rank for share of women using modern contraceptive methods?
- Thailand ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of women using modern contraceptive methods rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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 modern contraceptive methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of women using modern contraceptive methods, among those aged 15–49 and married or in union.