Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only.
Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Ireland (2004)89
2Norway (2005)88.4
3Hong Kong (1992)86.2
4China (2006)84.6
5United Kingdom (2002)84
6Switzerland (1995)82
7Brazil (2006)80.6
8Costa Rica (2008)80
9North Korea (2006)79.6
10South Korea (2006)79.6
11Vietnam (2008)79.5
12Russia (2007)79.5
13Paraguay (2008)79.4
14Iran (2005)78.9
15Argentina (2005)78.3
16Colombia (2005)78.2
17Denmark (1988)78
18Uruguay (2005)78
19Sweden (1981)78
20Cuba (2009)77.8
21Puerto Rico (1996)77.7
22Hungary (1993)77.4
23Finland (1989)77.4
24East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2009)77.06
25Venezuela (1998)76.8
26Thailand (2006)76.7
27East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) (2009)76
28Mauritius (2002)75.9
29New Zealand (1995)74.9
30Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2009)74.79
31Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2009)74.71
32Germany (1992)74.7
33Upper middle income (2009)74.63
34Belgium (2004)74.6
35Canada (2002)74
36Slovakia (1991)74
37Slovenia (1994)73.8
38Peru (2009)73.2
39North America (2000)73.01
40Turkey (2009)73
41Mexico (2009)72.9
42United States (2002)72.9
43Dominican Republic (2007)72.9
44Ecuador (2004)72.7
45Belarus (2005)72.6
46El Salvador (2008)72.5
47Nicaragua (2007)72.4
48Czech Republic (1997)72
49France (2005)71
50Australia (2002)70.8
51Romania (2004)70.3
52Estonia (1994)70
53High income: OECD (1990)69.54
54High income (1990)69.52
55Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2009)69.3
56Albania (2009)69.3
57Jamaica (2002)69.1
58Netherlands (2008)69
59Croatia (2000)69
60OECD members (1990)68.81
61Sri Lanka (2007)68.4
62Israel (1988)68
63Moldova (2005)67.8
64Portugal (2006)67.1
65Ukraine (2007)66.7
66Spain (2006)65.7
67Middle income (2009)65.59
68Honduras (2006)65
69Uzbekistan (2006)64.9
70Zimbabwe (2009)64.9
71Lower middle income (2009)63.42
72Morocco (2004)63
73Singapore (1997)62
74Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2009)62
75Bahrain (1995)61.8
76Algeria (2006)61.4
77Cape Verde (2005)61.3
78Low & middle income (2009)60.99
79Bolivia (2008)60.6
80Egypt (2008)60.3
81Italy (1996)60.2
82Tunisia (2006)60.2
83South Africa (2003)59.9
84Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) (2009)59.47
85Jordan (2009)59.3
86Chile (2006)58.4
87Syria (2006)58.3
88Panama (1984)58.2
89Lebanon (2004)58
90Indonesia (2008)56.6
91Mongolia (2008)55.2
92Namibia (2007)55.1
93Barbados (1998)55
94Malaysia (1994)54.5
95Japan (2005)54.3
96Guatemala (2009)54.1
97India (2008)54
98Grenada (2006)54
99St. Kitts and Nevis (2006)54
100Armenia (2005)53.1
101Antigua and Barbuda (1998)53
102Botswana (2007)52.8
103Bangladesh (2008)52.6
104Azerbaijan (2006)51.1
105Austria (1996)50.8
106South Asia (2009)50.73
107Kazakhstan (2006)50.7
108Philippines (2008)50.7
109Swaziland (2007)50.6
110Kuwait (1996)50.2
111West Bank and Gaza (2006)50.2
112Dominica (1998)50
113Iraq (2006)49.8
114Poland (1991)49.4
115Latvia (1995)48
116Nepal (2006)48
117Turkmenistan (2006)48
118St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2006)48
119Kyrgyzstan (2006)47.8
120Georgia (2005)47.3
121St. Lucia (1998)47
122Lesotho (2009)47
123Arab World (2009)46.73
124Lithuania (1995)46.6
125Suriname (2006)45.6
126Kenya (2009)45.5
127Libya (1995)45.2
128Bahamas (2001)44.6
129Marshall Islands (2007)44.6
130Republic of the Congo (2005)44.3
131Qatar (1998)43.2
132Fiji (2007)43.1
133Western Samoa (1996)42.6
134Guyana (2009)42.5
135Trinidad and Tobago (2006)42.5
136Bulgaria (1997)41.5
137Serbia (2006)41.2
138Malawi (2006)41
139Burma (2007)41
140Zambia (2007)40.8
141Cambodia (2005)40
142Madagascar (2009)39.9
143Montenegro (2005)39.4
144Sao Tome and Principe (2009)38.4
145Laos (2005)38.4
146Vanuatu (2007)38.4
147Tajikistan (2007)37.1
148Rwanda (2008)36.4
149Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006)35.7
150Bhutan (2007)35.4
151Maldives (2009)34.7
152Belize (2006)34.3
153Low income (2009)32.78
154Gabon (2000)32.7
155Papua New Guinea (2006)32.4
156Haiti (2006)32
157Oman (2000)31.7
158Tuvalu (2007)30.5
159Least developed countries: UN classification (2009)30.03
160Pakistan (2007)29.6
161Cameroon (2006)29.2
162Yemen (2006)27.7
163United Arab Emirates (1995)27.5
164Solomon Islands (2007)27
165Tanzania (2005)26.4
166Comoros (2000)25.7
167Tonga (2006)23.9
168Saudi Arabia (2007)23.8
169Uganda (2006)23.7
170Ghana (2008)23.5
171Micronesia (2004)23
172Djibouti (2008)22.5
173Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2009)21.53
174Kiribati (2004)21.5
175Palau (2007)21
176Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) (2009)20.93
177Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2009)20.93
178Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)20.6
179Timor-Leste (2007)19.8
180Central African Republic (2006)19
181Gambia (2001)17.5
182Burkina Faso (2006)17.4
183Benin (2006)17
184Togo (2006)16.8
185Mozambique (2008)16.2
186Afghanistan (2008)15
187Ethiopia (2005)14.7
188Nigeria (2008)14.6
189Somalia (2006)14.6
190Macedonia (2005)13.5
191Ivory Coast (2006)12.9
192Senegal (2005)11.8
193Liberia (2007)11.4
194Niger (2006)11.2
195Guinea-Bissau (2006)10.3
196Mauritania (2007)9.3
197Burundi (2005)9.1
198Guinea (2005)9.1
199Sierra Leone (2008)8.2
200Mali (2006)8.2
201Eritrea (2002)8
202Sudan (2006)7.6
203Angola (2001)6.2
204Chad (2004)2.8
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