United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics

Social indicators
Introduction \| Statistics

Download data

Contraceptive prevalence
Last update: June 2011
Country or area	Year			Age	Contraceptive Prevalence
Country or area	Year			Age	Any method	Modern methods
Afghanistan		2008	a	15-49	23		15
Algeria		2006		15-49	61		52
Angola		2001		15-49	6		5
Anguilla		2003		15-45	43		41
Antigua and Barbuda		1988		15-44	53		51
Argentina		2001		15-49	65		64
Armenia		2005		15-49	53		19
Australia		2002	b	16-59	71		71
Austria		1996	c	20-49	51		47
Azerbaijan		2006		15-49	51		13
Bahamas		1988		15-44	62		60
Bahrain		1995		15-49	62		31
Bangladesh		2007		15-49	56		48
Barbados		1988		15-44	55		53
Belarus		2006	d	15-49	73		56
Belgium		2004		15-49	75		73
Belize		2006		15-49	34		31
Benin		2006		15-49	17		6
Bhutan		2007		15-49	..		35
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)		2008		15-49	61		34
Bosnia and Herzegovina		2006	d	15-49	36		11
Botswana		2000		15-49	44		42
Brazil		2006		15-49	80		77
Bulgaria		1998	e	20-44	63		40
Burkina Faso		2006		15-49	17		13
Burundi		2006	d	15-49	9		8
Cambodia		2005		15-49	40		27
Cameroon		2006		15-49	29		12
Canada		2002		18-44	74		72
Cape Verde		2005		15-49	61		57
Central African Republic		2006		15-49	19		9
Chad		2004		15-49	3		2
Chile		2006		15-44	64		..
China		2006		15-49	85		84
China, Hong Kong SAR		2007		15-49	80		75
Colombia		2005	g	15-49	78		68
Comoros		2000		15-49	26		19
Congo		2005		15-49	44		13
Cook Islands		1999		15-49	43		38
Costa Rica		1999		18-44	80		72
Côte d'Ivoire		2006		15-49	13		8
Croatia		1970		15-44	58		7
Cuba		2006		15-49	73		72
Czech Republic		1997		15-44	72		63
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		2002		15-49	69		58
Democratic Republic of the Congo		2007		15-49	21		6
Denmark		1988		15-44	78		72
Djibouti		2006		15-49	18		17
Dominica		1987		15-44	50		48
Dominican Republic		2007		15-49	73		70
Ecuador		2004		15-49	73		59
Egypt		2008		15-49	60		58
El Salvador		2008		15-44	73		66
Equatorial Guinea		2000		15-49	10		6
Eritrea		2002		15-49	8		5
Estonia		1994		20-49	70		56
Ethiopia		2005		15-49	15		14
Fiji		1974		15-49	41		35
Finland		1989		25-49	77		75
France		2005	f	15-49	77		75
Gabon		2000		15-49	33		12
Gambia		2001		15-49	18		13
Georgia		2005		15-44	47		27
Germany		1992		20-39	70		66
Ghana		2008		15-49	24		17
Greece		2001		16-45	76		46
Grenada		1990		15-44	54		52
Guam		2002		18-44	67		58
Guatemala		2002		15-49	43		34
Guinea		2005		15-49	9		4
Guinea-Bissau		2006		15-49	10		6
Guyana		2009		15-49	43		40
Haiti		2006	d	15-49	32		24
Honduras		2006	d	15-49	65		56
Hungary		1993	g	18-41	81		71
India		2006	d	15-49	56		49
Indonesia		2007		15-49	61		57
Iran (Islamic Republic of)		2002		15-49	73		59
Iraq		2006		15-49	50		33
Ireland		2005	f	18-49	65		61
Israel		1988	h	18-39	68		52
Italy		1996	c	20-49	63		41
Jamaica		2003	i	15-49	69		66
Jordan		2009		15-49	59		41
Kazakhstan		2006		15-49	51		49
Kenya		2009	j	15-49	46		39
Kiribati		2000		15-49	36		31
Kuwait		1999		15-49	52		39
Kyrgyzstan		2006	d	15-49	48		46
Lao People's Democratic Republic		2005		15-49	38		..
Latvia		1995		18-49	68		56
Lebanon		2004		15-49	58		34
Lesotho		2009		15-49	47		46
Liberia		2007		15-49	11		10
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya		1995		15-49	45		26
Lithuania		1995	k	18-49	51		33
Madagascar		2009	j	15-49	40		28
Malawi		2006		15-49	41		38
Malaysia		1994		15-49	55		30
Maldives		2009		15-49	35		27
Mali		2006		15-49	8		6
Malta		1993		20-45	86		46
Marshall Islands		2007		15-49	45		42
Martinique		1976		15-49	36		27
Mauritania		2007		15-49	9		8
Mauritius		2002		15-49	76		39
Mexico		2006		15-49	71		67
Mongolia		2005		15-49	66		61
Montserrat		1984		15-44	53		52
Morocco		2004	i	15-49	63		52
Mozambique		2004	i	15-49	17		12
Myanmar		2007		15-49	41		38
Namibia		2007	m	15-49	55		54
Nauru		2007		15-49	36		23
Nepal		2006		15-49	48		44
Netherlands		2008		18-45	69		67
New Zealand		1995		20-49	75		72
Nicaragua		2007	m	15-49	72		69
Niger		2006		15-49	11		5
Nigeria		2008		15-49	15		8
Northern Mariana Islands		1970		15-49	21		16
Norway		2005		20-44	88		82
Occupied Palestinian Territory		2006		15-49	50		39
Oman		2000		15-49	32		25
Pakistan		2008	a	15-49	27		19
Palau		2003		15-44	33		30
Papua New Guinea		2006		15-49	36		..
Paraguay		2008		15-44	79		70
Peru		2009		15-49	73		50
Philippines		2008		15-49	51		34
Poland		1991		20-49	73		28
Portugal		2006	d	15-49	87		83
Puerto Rico		2002		18-44	84		72
Qatar		1998		15-49	43		32
Republic of Korea		2009		15-44	80		70
Republic of Moldova		2005		15-49	68		43
Réunion		1997		20-44	67		64
Romania		2004		15-44	70		38
Russian Federation		2007		< 50	80		65
Rwanda		2008	a	15-49	36		26
Saint Kitts and Nevis		1984		15-44	41		37
Saint Lucia		1988		15-44	47		46
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1988		15-44	58		56
Samoa		2009		15-49	29		27
Sao Tome and Principe		2009	j	15-49	38		33
Saudi Arabia		2007		15-49	24		..
Senegal		2005		15-49	12		10
Serbia		2005		15-49	41		19
Sierra Leone		2008		15-49	8		6
Singapore		1997		15-44	62		55
Slovakia		1997		15-44	80		66
Slovenia		1995	k	15-44	79		63
Solomon Islands		2007	m	15-49	35		27
Somalia		2006	d	15-49	15		1
South Africa		2004	i	15-49	60		60
Spain		2006		15-49	66		62
Sri Lanka		2007	m	15-49	68		53
Sudan		2006		15-49	8		6
Suriname		2006		15-49	46		45
Swaziland		2007	m	15-49	51		47
Sweden		1996		18-44	75		65
Switzerland		1995	k	20-49	82		78
Syrian Arab Republic		2006		15-49	58		43
Tajikistan		2007		15-49	37		32
Thailand		2006		15-49	81		80
TFYR of Macedonia		2006	d	15-49	14		10
Timor-Leste		2010	n	15-49	22		21
Togo		2006		15-49	17		11
Trinidad and Tobago		2006		15-49	43		38
Tunisia		2006		15-49	60		52
Turkey		2008		15-49	73		46
Turkmenistan		2000		15-49	62		45
Tuvalu		2007		15-49	31		22
Uganda		2006		15-49	24		18
Ukraine		2007		15-49	67		48
United Arab Emirates		1995		15-49	28		24
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland		2009	j	16-49	84		84
United Republic of Tanzania		2010		15-49	34		26
United States of America		2008	o	15-44	79		73
United States Virgin Islands		2002		18-44	78		73
Uruguay		2004		15-50	77		75
Uzbekistan		2006		15-49	65		59
Vanuatu		2007		15-49	38		37
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)		1998		15-49	70		62
Viet Nam		2008		15-49	80		69
Yemen		2006		15-49	28		19
Zambia		2007		15-49	41		27
Zimbabwe		2006	d	15-49	60		58

Top

Sources:

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011), World Contraceptive Use 2010. CD-ROM Edition – Data in digital form (POP/DB/CP/Rev2010).

Footnotes:

a	Years of survey: 2007-2008.
b	Years of survey: 2001-2002.
c	Years of survey: 1995-1996.
d	Years of survey: 2005-2006.
e	Years of survey: 1997-1998.
f	Years of survey: 2004-2005.
g	Years of survey: 1992-1993.
h	Years of survey: 1987-1988.
i	Years of survey: 2002-2003.
j	Years of survey: 2008-2009.
k	Years of survey: 1994-1995.
l	Years of survey: 2003-2004.
m	Years of survey: 2006-2007.
n	Years of survey: 2009-2010.
o	Years of survey: 2006-2008.

Top

Technical notes:

Contraceptive prevalence refers to the percentage of women of reproductive age (usually aged 15-49 years), married or in union, currently using contraception, unless otherwise specified. 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.

**JavaScript based drop down DHTML menu generated by NavStudio. (OpenCube Inc. - http://www.opencube.com)**

Social indicators

Sources:

Footnotes:

Technical notes: