Statistics and indicators on women and men
Table 2d - Contraceptive prevalence
Last update: June 2009
 
Country or area
Year
Afghanistan 2006
19
  
16
  
Albania 2002
75
  
8
  
Algeria 2006
61
  
52
  
Angola 2001
6
  
5
  
Anguilla 2003
43
  
41
  
Argentina 2001
65
  
...
  
Armenia 2005
53
  
20
  
Australia 2002   a
71
  
64
   b
Austria 1996   c
51
  
47
  
Azerbaijan 2001
55
  
12
  
Bahrain 1995   d
62
  
31
  
Bangladesh 2004
58
  
47
  
Belarus 2006   e
73
  
57
  
Belgium 1992   f,g
78
  
74
  
Belize 1999
56
  
53
  
Benin 2006
17
  
6
  
Bhutan 2000
31
  
31
  
Bolivia 2004   h
58
  
35
  
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006   e
36
  
11
  
Botswana 2000
44
  
46
  
Brazil 1996
77
  
70
  
Bulgaria 1997
42
  
26
  
Burkina Faso 2003
14
  
9
  
Burundi 2002
20
  
9
  
Cambodia 2005
40
  
27
  
Cameroon 2004
26
  
13
  
Canada 2002
74
  
73
   b
Cape Verde                      2005
61
  
46
   i
Central African Republic 2006
19
  
9
  
Chad 2004
3
  
2
  
Chile 2006
64
  
58
   j
China 2001
87
  
86
  
China, Hong Kong SAR 2002
84
  
76
  
Colombia 2005   k
78
  
68
  
Comoros 2000
26
  
11
  
Congo 2005
44
  
13
  
Cook Islands 1999
43
  
37
  
Costa Rica 1999
80
  
71
  
Cote d'Ivoire 2006
13
  
8
  
Cuba 2006
73
  
72
  
Czech Republic 1997
72
  
63
  
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2002
69
  
58
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2007
21
  
6
  
Djibouti 2006
18
  
18
  
Dominican Republic              2006
61
  
60
  
Ecuador 2004
73
  
58
  
Egypt 2005
59
  
57
  
El Salvador 2003   l
67
  
61
  
Eritrea 2002
8
  
5
  
Estonia 1994
70
  
56
  
Ethiopia 2005
15
  
14
  
France 2005   k
71
  
71
  
Gabon 2000
33
  
12
  
Gambia 2001
18
  
13
  
Georgia 2005
47
  
27
  
Germany 1992
70
  
66
  
Ghana 2006
17
  
14
  
Greece 2001
76
  
42
  
Grenada 1990
54
  
...
  
Guam 2002
67
  
58
  
Guatemala                       2002
43
  
34
  
Guinea 2005
9
  
6
  
Guinea-Bissau 2006
10
  
6
  
Guyana 2005
35
  
34
  
Haiti 2006   e
32
  
25
  
Honduras 2006   e
65
  
56
  
Hungary 1993   m
77
  
68
  
India 2006   e
56
  
49
  
Indonesia 2005
58
  
58
  
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2000
74
  
56
  
Iraq 2006
50
  
33
  
Ireland 2004   h
89
  
65
   n
Italy 1996   c
60
  
39
  
Jamaica 2003   l
69
  
66
  
Japan 2005
54
  
44
  
Jordan 2002
56
  
41
  
Kazakhstan                      2006
51
  
49
  
Kenya 2003
39
  
32
  
Kiribati 2000
36
  
31
  
Kuwait 1999   d
52
  
39
  
Kyrgyzstan 2006
48
  
45
  
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2000
32
  
15
  
Latvia 1995
48
  
39
  
Lebanon 2004
58
  
34
  
Lesotho 2004
37
  
35
  
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1995
45
  
26
  
Lithuania 1995   o
47
  
31
  
Madagascar 2004   h
27
  
17
  
Malawi 2006
42
  
39
  
Malaysia 1994   p
55
  
30
  
Maldives                        2004
39
  
34
  
Mali 2006
8
  
7
  
Malta 1993
86
  
46
  
Mauritania 2001   q
8
  
5
  
Mauritius 2002
76
  
41
  
Mexico 2006
71
  
67
  
Moldova 2005
68
  
44
  
Mongolia 2006   e
66
  
61
  
Montenegro 2006   e
39
  
17
  
Morocco 2004   h
63
  
55
  
Mozambique 2004   h
17
  
12
  
Myanmar 2001
37
  
33
  
Namibia 2000
44
  
43
  
Nepal 2006
48
  
44
  
Netherlands 2003
67
  
65
  
New Zealand 1995
74
  
71
  
Nicaragua                       2007   r
72
  
70
  
Niger 2006
11
  
5
  
Nigeria 2003
13
  
8
  
Occupied Palestinian Territory 2006
50
  
39
  
Oman 1995   d
24
  
18
  
Pakistan 2006   e
26
  
18
  
Palau 2003
33
  
30
  
Papua New Guinea 1996
26
  
20
  
Paraguay 2004
73
  
61
  
Peru 2006   s
71
  
48
  
Philippines 2006   e
51
  
36
  
Poland 1991
49
  
19
  
Portugal 2006   e
67
  
63
  
Puerto Rico 2002
84
  
72
  
Qatar 1998   d
43
  
32
  
Republic of Korea 1997
81
  
67
  
Reunion 1997
67
  
64
  
Romania                         2004
70
  
38
  
Russian Federation 1999
73
  
53
  
Rwanda 2005
17
  
10
  
Sao Tome and Principe 2000
29
  
27
  
Saudi Arabia 1996   d
32
  
29
  
Senegal 2005
12
  
10
  
Serbia 2005
41
  
19
  
Sierra Leone 2005
5
  
4
  
Singapore 1997
62
  
53
  
Slovakia 1991
74
  
41
  
Slovenia 1995   o
74
  
59
  
Somalia 2006   e
15
  
1
  
South Africa 2003
60
  
60
  
Spain 2006
66
  
62
  
Sri Lanka 2000
70
  
44
  
Sudan   2006
8
  
6
  
Suriname 2000
42
  
41
  
Swaziland 2002
46
  
46
  
Sweden 1996
75
  
65
  
Switzerland 1995   o
82
  
78
  
Syrian Arab Republic 2006
58
  
43
  
Tajikistan 2005
38
  
33
  
Thailand 2006   e
72
  
70
  
TFYR of Macedonia 2006   e
14
  
4
  
Timor-Leste 2003
10
  
9
  
Togo 2006
17
  
11
  
Trinidad and Tobago 2000
38
  
33
  
Tunisia 2001
63
  
53
  
Turkey 2003
71
  
43
  
Turkmenistan 2000
62
  
53
  
Uganda 2006
24
  
18
  
Ukraine                         1999
68
  
38
  
United Arab Emirates 1995   d
28
  
24
  
United Kingdom 2007   t,r
84
  
82
   u
United Republic of Tanzania 2005   k
26
  
20
  
United States 2002
73
  
68
  
United States Virgin Islands 2002
78
  
73
  
Uruguay 2004
77
  
75
  
Uzbekistan 2006
65
  
59
  
Vanuatu 1995
39
  
28
  
Venezuela 1998
70
  
62
  
Viet Nam 2006
76
  
60
  
Yemen 2003
23
  
13
  
Zambia 2002   a
34
  
23
  
Zimbabwe
2006
   e
60
  
58
  

Sources:

United Nations, MDG Info 2008, CD-ROM v5.0.2.12 r1. Data also accessible at: http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Default.aspx.

Footnotes:

a
 Years of survey: 2001-2002.
b
 Data refers for 1995.
c
 Years of survey: 1995-1996.
d
 Households of the nationals of the country only.
e
 Years of survey: 2005-2006.
f
 Years of survey: 1991-1992.
g
 Flemish population.
h
 Years of survey: 2003-2004.
i
 Data refers for 1998.
j
 Data refers for 2001.
k
 Years of survey: 2004-2005.
l
 Years of survey: 2002-2003.
m
 Years of survey: 1992-1993.
n
 Data refers for 2002.
o
 Years of survey: 1994-1995.
p
 Peninsular Malaysia.
q
 Years of survey: 2000-2001.
r
 Years of survey: 2006-2007.
s
 Years of survey: 2004-2006.
t
 Excluding Northern Ireland.
u
 Data refers for 2006.

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Technical notes:

Contraceptive prevalence refers to the percentage of women of reproductive age, married or in union, currently using contraception, unless otherwise specified. The data on contraceptive use has been compiled by the United Nations Population Division and the United Nations Statistics Division from the results of a variety of surveys based on nationally representative samples of women of reproductive age as indicated in the far-right column of the table. Only the most recent statistics from surveys dated 1985 and later are presented here.

The contraceptive prevalence for any method, refers to the use of contraception regardless of method. The contraceptive prevalence for modern methods refers to the use of the following methods: female and male sterilization, the contraceptive pill, the intrauterine device (IUD), injectables, implants, female and male condom, cervical cap, diaphragm, spermicidal foams, jelly, cream, sponges and emergency contraception; and excludes the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM), abortions, periodic abstinence and withdrawal. The figures derived from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) may differ from those published by ORC Macro due to the exclusion of the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) from the calculation of contraceptive prevalence of modern methods.