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DEFINITION:
This field gives the percent of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are married or in union and are using, or whose sexual partner is using, a method of contraception according to the date of the most recent available data. The contraceptive prevalence rate is an indicator of health services, development, and women’s empowerment. It is also useful in understanding, past, present, and future fertility trends, especially in developing countries.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Norway | 88.4% | 2013 | |
2 | Portugal | 86.8% | 2006 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 86.3% | 2013 | |
4 | Malta | 85.8% | 2013 | |
5 | China | 84.6% | 2006 | |
6 | Puerto Rico | 84.1% | 2013 | |
7 | United Kingdom | 84% | 2013 | |
8 | Costa Rica | 82.2% | 2010 | |
9 | Switzerland | 82% | 2013 | |
10 | Hungary | 80.6% | 2013 | |
11 | Brazil | 80.3% | 2006 | |
12 | South Korea | 80% | 2013 | |
13 | Slovakia | 79.8% | 2013 | |
14 | Thailand | 79.6% | 2009 | |
=15 | Russia | 79.5% | 2013 | |
=15 | Hong Kong | 79.5% | 2007 | |
17 | Paraguay | 79.4% | 2013 | |
18 | Colombia | 79.1% | 2010 | |
=19 | Slovenia | 78.9% | 2013 | |
=19 | Argentina | 78.9% | 2005 | |
21 | Virgin Islands | 78.4% | 2013 | |
22 | Vietnam | 77.8% | 2011 | |
23 | Uruguay | 77% | 2013 | |
=24 | France | 76.4% | 2013 | |
=24 | United States | 76.4% | 2013 | |
26 | Greece | 76.2% | 2013 | |
27 | Mauritius | 75.8% | 2002 | |
28 | Sweden | 75.2% | 2013 | |
29 | New Zealand | 75% | 2013 | |
30 | Cuba | 74.3% | 2011 | |
31 | Canada | 74% | 2013 | |
32 | Iran | 73.3% | 2002 | |
33 | Turkey | 73% | 2008 | |
34 | Dominican Republic | 72.9% | 2007 | |
=35 | Poland | 72.7% | 2013 | |
=35 | Ecuador | 72.7% | 2004 | |
37 | Belarus | 72.6% | 2005 | |
38 | El Salvador | 72.5% | 2013 | |
39 | Nicaragua | 72.4% | 2007 | |
40 | Australia | 72.3% | 2013 | |
41 | Mexico | 70.9% | 2006 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 70.57% | 2013 | ||
42 | Belgium | 70.4% | 2013 | |
43 | Venezuela | 70.3% | 1998 | |
44 | Romania | 69.8% | 2013 | |
45 | Austria | 69.6% | 2013 | |
46 | Albania | 69.3% | 2009 | |
47 | Bulgaria | 69.2% | 2013 | |
=48 | Netherlands | 69% | 2013 | |
=48 | Jamaica | 69% | 2003 | |
50 | Peru | 68.9% | 2011 | |
51 | North Korea | 68.6% | 2002 | |
52 | Sri Lanka | 68% | 2007 | |
=53 | Latvia | 67.8% | 2013 | |
=53 | Moldova | 67.8% | 2005 | |
55 | Morocco | 67.4% | 2011 | |
56 | Ukraine | 66.7% | 2007 | |
57 | Guam | 66.6% | 2013 | |
58 | Germany | 66.2% | 2013 | |
59 | Spain | 65.7% | 2006 | |
60 | Bhutan | 65.6% | 2010 | |
=61 | Swaziland | 65.2% | 2010 | |
=61 | Honduras | 65.2% | 2006 | |
63 | Uzbekistan | 64.9% | 2006 | |
64 | Ireland | 64.8% | 2013 | |
65 | Chile | 64.2% | 2013 | |
66 | Estonia | 63.4% | 2013 | |
67 | Tunisia | 63% | 2012 | |
68 | Lithuania | 62.9% | 2013 | |
69 | Italy | 62.7% | 2013 | |
70 | Singapore | 62% | 2013 | |
71 | Indonesia | 61.9% | 2012 | |
=72 | Turkmenistan | 61.8% | 2000 | |
=72 | Bahrain | 61.8% | 1995 | |
74 | Algeria | 61.4% | 2006 | |
75 | Cape Verde | 61.3% | 2005 | |
76 | Bangladesh | 61.2% | 2012 | |
77 | Serbia | 60.8% | 2010 | |
78 | Bolivia | 60.5% | 2008 | |
79 | Egypt | 60.3% | 2008 | |
80 | South Africa | 59.9% | 2004 | |
81 | Jordan | 59.3% | 2009 | |
82 | Zimbabwe | 58.5% | 2011 | |
83 | Syria | 58.3% | 2006 | |
84 | Lebanon | 58% | 2004 | |
85 | Belize | 55.2% | 2011 | |
86 | Namibia | 55.1% | 2007 | |
87 | Mongolia | 55% | 2010 | |
88 | Armenia | 54.9% | 2010 | |
89 | India | 54.8% | 2008 | |
=90 | Japan | 54.3% | 2013 | |
=90 | Grenada | 54.3% | 2013 | |
92 | Georgia | 53.4% | 2013 | |
93 | Botswana | 52.8% | 2013 | |
94 | Panama | 52.2% | 2009 | |
95 | Kuwait | 52% | 1999 | |
96 | Rwanda | 51.6% | 2011 | |
97 | Iraq | 51.2% | 2011 | |
98 | Azerbaijan | 51.1% | 2006 | |
99 | Kazakhstan | 51% | 2011 | |
100 | Cambodia | 50.5% | 2011 | |
101 | Nepal | 49.7% | 2011 | |
102 | Malaysia | 49% | 2004 | |
103 | Philippines | 48.9% | 2011 | |
104 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.8% | 2006 | |
105 | Lesotho | 47% | 2010 | |
106 | Malawi | 46.1% | 2010 | |
107 | Burma | 46% | 2010 | |
108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.8% | 2012 | |
109 | Suriname | 45.6% | 2006 | |
110 | Kenya | 45.5% | 2009 | |
111 | Libya | 45.2% | 1995 | |
112 | Congo, Republic of the | 44.7% | 2012 | |
113 | Marshall Islands | 44.6% | 2007 | |
114 | Guatemala | 43.3% | 2002 | |
=115 | Cook Islands | 43.2% | 1999 | |
=115 | Qatar | 43.2% | 1998 | |
117 | Anguilla | 43% | 2013 | |
=118 | Guyana | 42.5% | 2009 | |
=118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.5% | 2006 | |
120 | Zambia | 40.8% | 2007 | |
121 | Madagascar | 39.9% | 2009 | |
122 | Montenegro | 39.4% | 2006 | |
=123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38.4% | 2009 | |
=123 | Vanuatu | 38.4% | 2007 | |
=123 | Laos | 38.4% | 2005 | |
126 | Nauru | 35.6% | 2007 | |
127 | Maldives | 34.7% | 2009 | |
128 | Solomon Islands | 34.6% | 2007 | |
129 | Haiti | 34.5% | 2012 | |
130 | Tanzania | 34.4% | 2010 | |
131 | Palau | 32.8% | 2013 | |
132 | Papua New Guinea | 32.4% | 2007 | |
133 | Oman | 31.7% | 2000 | |
134 | Gabon | 31.1% | 2012 | |
135 | Tuvalu | 30.5% | 2007 | |
136 | Uganda | 30% | 2011 | |
137 | Samoa | 28.7% | 2009 | |
138 | Ethiopia | 28.6% | 2011 | |
139 | Tajikistan | 27.9% | 2012 | |
140 | Yemen | 27.7% | 2006 | |
141 | United Arab Emirates | 27.5% | 1995 | |
142 | Pakistan | 27% | 2008 | |
143 | Comoros | 25.7% | 2000 | |
144 | Saudi Arabia | 23.8% | 2007 | |
145 | Ghana | 23.5% | 2008 | |
146 | Cameroon | 23.4% | 2011 | |
=147 | East Timor | 22.3% | 2010 | |
=147 | Kiribati | 22.3% | 2009 | |
149 | Burundi | 21.9% | 2011 | |
150 | Afghanistan | 21.8% | 2010 | |
151 | Central African Republic | 19% | 2006 | |
152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.2% | 2012 | |
153 | Djibouti | 17.8% | 2006 | |
=154 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17.7% | 2010 | |
=154 | Angola | 17.7% | 2009 | |
156 | Burkina Faso | 16.2% | 2011 | |
157 | Togo | 15.2% | 2010 | |
158 | Somalia | 14.6% | 2006 | |
159 | Nigeria | 14.1% | 2011 | |
160 | Guinea-Bissau | 14% | 2010 | |
161 | Niger | 13.9% | 2012 | |
162 | The Gambia | 13.3% | 2010 | |
163 | Senegal | 13.1% | 2011 | |
164 | Benin | 12.9% | 2012 | |
165 | Mozambique | 11.6% | 2011 | |
166 | Liberia | 11.4% | 2007 | |
167 | Sierra Leone | 11% | 2010 | |
168 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.1% | 2000 | |
169 | Mauritania | 9.3% | 2007 | |
170 | Sudan | 9% | 2010 | |
171 | Mali | 8.2% | 2006 | |
172 | Eritrea | 8% | 2002 | |
173 | Guinea | 5.6% | 2012 | |
174 | Chad | 4.8% | 2010 | |
175 | South Sudan | 3.5% | 2006 |