Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Indonesia
Indonesia: Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age was 10.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Indonesia, 1987–2017
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
Indonesia recorded 10.6% for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Indonesia peaked at 17.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2017.
Indonesia ranks 46th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 16.0% | — |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -34.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 10.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2%, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 10.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.1%, 96% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.6% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.6% | 16.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 229,513 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 229,513 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Indonesia?
- Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Indonesia was 10.6% in 2017, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age?
- Indonesia ranks 46th out of 58 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.