Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age was 10.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Viet Nam, 1997–2021
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
The most recent figure for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Viet Nam is 10.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 135.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Viet Nam peaked at 10.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2011.
That places Viet Nam 48th out of 58 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.4% | — |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -34.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +42.0% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +65.5% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 10.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 10.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.1%, 91% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More gender data for Viet Nam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Viet Nam?
- Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age in Viet Nam was 10.1% in 2021, 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age?
- Viet Nam ranks 48th out of 58 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.