Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Chad
Chad: Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age was 30.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Chad, 1997–2019
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
Chad recorded 30.2% for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Chad peaked at 30.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1997.
Chad ranks 4th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.4% | — |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.9% | 30.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More gender data for Chad
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,979 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,228 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,228 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,285 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 432,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 393,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 404,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 373,072 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Chad?
- Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Chad was 30.2% in 2019, 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 58 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.