Unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive was 10 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive in Bangladesh, 1994–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 10 for unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive in Bangladesh peaked at 21.6 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 49th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.6 | — |
| 1997 | 19.7 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 18.2 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 15 | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5 | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 13.9 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 12 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.69 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | -27.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 10 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.25, 49% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.65 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.67 | 15 | 18.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.02 | 12 | 13.9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 137,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive in Bangladesh?
- Unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive in Bangladesh was 10 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 1994.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unmet need for contraception share of married women of reproductive age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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