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People > Contraceptive prevalence rate: Countries Compared

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
1 NorwayNorway 88.4% 2013
2 PortugalPortugal 86.8% 2006
3 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 86.3% 2013
4 MaltaMalta 85.8% 2013
5 ChinaChina 84.6% 2006
6 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 84.1% 2013
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 84% 2013
8 Costa RicaCosta Rica 82.2% 2010
9 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 82% 2013
10 HungaryHungary 80.6% 2013
11 BrazilBrazil 80.3% 2006
12 South KoreaSouth Korea 80% 2013
13 SlovakiaSlovakia 79.8% 2013
14 ThailandThailand 79.6% 2009
=15 RussiaRussia 79.5% 2013
=15 Hong KongHong Kong 79.5% 2007
17 ParaguayParaguay 79.4% 2013
18 ColombiaColombia 79.1% 2010
=19 SloveniaSlovenia 78.9% 2013
=19 ArgentinaArgentina 78.9% 2005
21 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 78.4% 2013
22 VietnamVietnam 77.8% 2011
23 UruguayUruguay 77% 2013
=24 FranceFrance 76.4% 2013
=24 United StatesUnited States 76.4% 2013
26 GreeceGreece 76.2% 2013
27 MauritiusMauritius 75.8% 2002
28 SwedenSweden 75.2% 2013
29 New ZealandNew Zealand 75% 2013
30 CubaCuba 74.3% 2011
31 CanadaCanada 74% 2013
32 IranIran 73.3% 2002
33 TurkeyTurkey 73% 2008
34 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 72.9% 2007
=35 PolandPoland 72.7% 2013
=35 EcuadorEcuador 72.7% 2004
37 BelarusBelarus 72.6% 2005
38 El SalvadorEl Salvador 72.5% 2013
39 NicaraguaNicaragua 72.4% 2007
40 AustraliaAustralia 72.3% 2013
41 MexicoMexico 70.9% 2006
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 70.57% 2013
42 BelgiumBelgium 70.4% 2013
43 VenezuelaVenezuela 70.3% 1998
44 RomaniaRomania 69.8% 2013
45 AustriaAustria 69.6% 2013
46 AlbaniaAlbania 69.3% 2009
47 BulgariaBulgaria 69.2% 2013
=48 NetherlandsNetherlands 69% 2013
=48 JamaicaJamaica 69% 2003
50 PeruPeru 68.9% 2011
51 North KoreaNorth Korea 68.6% 2002
52 Sri LankaSri Lanka 68% 2007
=53 LatviaLatvia 67.8% 2013
=53 MoldovaMoldova 67.8% 2005
55 MoroccoMorocco 67.4% 2011
56 UkraineUkraine 66.7% 2007
57 GuamGuam 66.6% 2013
58 GermanyGermany 66.2% 2013
59 SpainSpain 65.7% 2006
60 BhutanBhutan 65.6% 2010
=61 SwazilandSwaziland 65.2% 2010
=61 HondurasHonduras 65.2% 2006
63 UzbekistanUzbekistan 64.9% 2006
64 IrelandIreland 64.8% 2013
65 ChileChile 64.2% 2013
66 EstoniaEstonia 63.4% 2013
67 TunisiaTunisia 63% 2012
68 LithuaniaLithuania 62.9% 2013
69 ItalyItaly 62.7% 2013
70 SingaporeSingapore 62% 2013
71 IndonesiaIndonesia 61.9% 2012
=72 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 61.8% 2000
=72 BahrainBahrain 61.8% 1995
74 AlgeriaAlgeria 61.4% 2006
75 Cape VerdeCape Verde 61.3% 2005
76 BangladeshBangladesh 61.2% 2012
77 SerbiaSerbia 60.8% 2010
78 BoliviaBolivia 60.5% 2008
79 EgyptEgypt 60.3% 2008
80 South AfricaSouth Africa 59.9% 2004
81 JordanJordan 59.3% 2009
82 ZimbabweZimbabwe 58.5% 2011
83 SyriaSyria 58.3% 2006
84 LebanonLebanon 58% 2004
85 BelizeBelize 55.2% 2011
86 NamibiaNamibia 55.1% 2007
87 MongoliaMongolia 55% 2010
88 ArmeniaArmenia 54.9% 2010
89 IndiaIndia 54.8% 2008
=90 JapanJapan 54.3% 2013
=90 GrenadaGrenada 54.3% 2013
92 GeorgiaGeorgia 53.4% 2013
93 BotswanaBotswana 52.8% 2013
94 PanamaPanama 52.2% 2009
95 KuwaitKuwait 52% 1999
96 RwandaRwanda 51.6% 2011
97 IraqIraq 51.2% 2011
98 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 51.1% 2006
99 KazakhstanKazakhstan 51% 2011
100 CambodiaCambodia 50.5% 2011
101 NepalNepal 49.7% 2011
102 MalaysiaMalaysia 49% 2004
103 PhilippinesPhilippines 48.9% 2011
104 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 47.8% 2006
105 LesothoLesotho 47% 2010
106 MalawiMalawi 46.1% 2010
107 BurmaBurma 46% 2010
108 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 45.8% 2012
109 SurinameSuriname 45.6% 2006
110 KenyaKenya 45.5% 2009
111 LibyaLibya 45.2% 1995
112 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 44.7% 2012
113 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 44.6% 2007
114 GuatemalaGuatemala 43.3% 2002
=115 Cook IslandsCook Islands 43.2% 1999
=115 QatarQatar 43.2% 1998
117 AnguillaAnguilla 43% 2013
=118 GuyanaGuyana 42.5% 2009
=118 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 42.5% 2006
120 ZambiaZambia 40.8% 2007
121 MadagascarMadagascar 39.9% 2009
122 MontenegroMontenegro 39.4% 2006
=123 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 38.4% 2009
=123 VanuatuVanuatu 38.4% 2007
=123 LaosLaos 38.4% 2005
126 NauruNauru 35.6% 2007
127 MaldivesMaldives 34.7% 2009
128 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 34.6% 2007
129 HaitiHaiti 34.5% 2012
130 TanzaniaTanzania 34.4% 2010
131 PalauPalau 32.8% 2013
132 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 32.4% 2007
133 OmanOman 31.7% 2000
134 GabonGabon 31.1% 2012
135 TuvaluTuvalu 30.5% 2007
136 UgandaUganda 30% 2011
137 SamoaSamoa 28.7% 2009
138 EthiopiaEthiopia 28.6% 2011
139 TajikistanTajikistan 27.9% 2012
140 YemenYemen 27.7% 2006
141 United Arab EmiratesUAE 27.5% 1995
142 PakistanPakistan 27% 2008
143 ComorosComoros 25.7% 2000
144 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 23.8% 2007
145 GhanaGhana 23.5% 2008
146 CameroonCameroon 23.4% 2011
=147 East TimorEast Timor 22.3% 2010
=147 KiribatiKiribati 22.3% 2009
149 BurundiBurundi 21.9% 2011
150 AfghanistanAfghanistan 21.8% 2010
151 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 19% 2006
152 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 18.2% 2012
153 DjiboutiDjibouti 17.8% 2006
=154 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 17.7% 2010
=154 AngolaAngola 17.7% 2009
156 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 16.2% 2011
157 TogoTogo 15.2% 2010
158 SomaliaSomalia 14.6% 2006
159 NigeriaNigeria 14.1% 2011
160 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 14% 2010
161 NigerNiger 13.9% 2012
162 The GambiaThe Gambia 13.3% 2010
163 SenegalSenegal 13.1% 2011
164 BeninBenin 12.9% 2012
165 MozambiqueMozambique 11.6% 2011
166 LiberiaLiberia 11.4% 2007
167 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 11% 2010
168 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10.1% 2000
169 MauritaniaMauritania 9.3% 2007
170 SudanSudan 9% 2010
171 MaliMali 8.2% 2006
172 EritreaEritrea 8% 2002
173 GuineaGuinea 5.6% 2012
174 ChadChad 4.8% 2010
175 South SudanSouth Sudan 3.5% 2006

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