Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age was 10.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh, 1994–2022
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 married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 10.0% for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age 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 among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh peaked at 21.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, 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 among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.6% | — |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -27.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 10.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 49% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 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 among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh?
- Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh was 10.0% 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 unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age 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 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 Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertile, married women of reproductive age (ages 15-49) who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.