Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age was 21.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1992–2022
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
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 21.0% for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 27.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2022.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 22nd out of 58 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.8% | — |
| 1994 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -5.0% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 21.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 21.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.0%, 96% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 22.3% | 27.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 22.1% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
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More gender data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Tanzania, United Republic of was 21.0% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2022.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.