Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49) - Reproductive health - Health - World Development Indicators

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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) - Reproductive health - Health - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Costa Rica (2007)96
2Hong Kong (1992)86.2
3China (2006)84.6
4United Kingdom (2002)84
5Uruguay (1997)84
6Switzerland (1995)82
7Spain (1995)80.9
8Brazil (2006)80.6
9South Korea (1997)80.5
10North Korea (1997)80.5
11Paraguay (2008)79.4
12Iran (2005)78.9
13Belgium (1992)78.4
14Colombia (2005)78.2
15Denmark (1988)78
16Sweden (1981)78
17Puerto Rico (1996)77.7
18East Asia & Pacific (2008)77.42
19Finland (1989)77.4
20Hungary (1993)77.4
21Cuba (2007)77.1
22Venezuela (1998)76.8
23Thailand (2006)76.7
24United States (1995)76.4
25Australia (1986)76.1
26Mauritius (2002)75.9
27Vietnam (2006)75.7
28France (1994)75
29Netherlands (1998)75
30New Zealand (1995)74.9
31Germany (1992)74.7
32Canada (1995)74.7
33Latin America & Caribbean (2008)74.66
34Argentina (1984)74
35Slovakia (1991)74
36Slovenia (1994)73.8
37Norway (1989)73.8
38Turkey (2008)73.1
39Dominican Republic (2007)72.9
40Russia (1999)72.8
41Ecuador (2004)72.7
42Belarus (2005)72.6
43El Salvador (2008)72.5
44Nicaragua (2007)72.4
45Czech Republic (1997)72
46Upper middle income (2008)71.85
47High income: OECD (1990)71.76
48High income (1990)71.53
49Peru (2006)71.3
50Mexico (2006)70.9
51Romania (2004)70.3
52Estonia (1994)70
53Jamaica (2002)69.1
54Croatia (2000)69
55Sri Lanka (2007)68
56Israel (1988)68
57Moldova (2005)67.8
58Europe & Central Asia (2000)67.6
59Ukraine (2007)66.7
60Portugal (1980)66.3
61Middle income (2008)66.05
62Mongolia (2006)66
63Lower middle income (2008)65
64Honduras (2006)65
65Uzbekistan (2006)64.9
66Morocco (2004)63
67Middle East & North Africa (2008)62.1
68Singapore (1997)62
69Bahrain (1995)61.8
70Bahamas (1988)61.7
71Algeria (2006)61.4
72Indonesia (2007)61.4
73Cape Verde (2005)61.3
74Low & middle income (2008)61.24
75Bolivia (2008)60.6
76Egypt (2008)60.3
77Italy (1996)60.2
78Tunisia (2006)60.2
79Zimbabwe (2006)60.2
80Albania (2005)60.1
81Ireland (1990)60
82South Africa (2003)59.9
83Chile (2006)58.4
84Syria (2006)58.3
85Panama (1984)58.2
86Lebanon (2004)58
87Jordan (2007)57.1
88India (2006)56.3
89Japan (2000)55.9
90Bangladesh (2007)55.8
91Namibia (2006)55.1
92Barbados (1998)55
93Malaysia (1994)54.5
94Grenada (2006)54
95St. Kitts and Nevis (2006)54
96Armenia (2005)53.1
97Antigua and Barbuda (1998)53
98South Asia (2008)52.82
99Azerbaijan (2006)51.1
100Austria (1996)50.8
101Kazakhstan (2006)50.7
102Philippines (2008)50.7
103Swaziland (2007)50.6
104Kuwait (1996)50.2
105West Bank and Gaza (2006)50.2
106Dominica (1998)50
107Iraq (2006)49.8
108Poland (1991)49.4
109St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2006)48
110Botswana (2000)48
111Latvia (1995)48
112Turkmenistan (2006)48
113Nepal (2006)48
114Kyrgyzstan (2006)47.8
115Georgia (2005)47.3
116St. Lucia (1998)47
117Lithuania (1995)46.6
118Suriname (2006)45.6
119Libya (1995)45.2
120Marshall Islands (2007)44.6
121Republic of the Congo (2005)44.3
122Guatemala (2002)43.3
123Qatar (1998)43.2
124Fiji (2007)43.1
125Samoa (1996)42.6
126Trinidad and Tobago (2006)42.5
127Bulgaria (1997)41.5
128Serbia (2005)41.2
129Malawi (2006)41
130Zambia (2007)40.8
131Cambodia (2005)40
132Montenegro (2005)39.4
133Kenya (2003)39.3
134Maldives (2004)39
135Vanuatu (2007)38.4
136Laos (2005)38.4
137Low income (2008)37.64
138Lesotho (2004)37.3
139Tajikistan (2007)37.1
140Rwanda (2008)36.4
141Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006)35.7
142Bhutan (2007)35.4
143Burma (2003)34.3
144Belize (2006)34.3
145Guyana (2006)34.2
146Gabon (2000)32.7
147Papua New Guinea (2006)32.4
148Haiti (2006)32
149Saudi Arabia (1996)31.7
150Oman (2000)31.7
151Sao Tome and Principe (2006)30.3
152Least developed countries: UN classification (2008)29.97
153Pakistan (2007)29.6
154Cameroon (2006)29.2
155Yemen (2006)27.7
156United Arab Emirates (1995)27.5
157Madagascar (2004)27.1
158Solomon Islands (2007)27
159Tanzania (2005)26.4
160Comoros (2000)25.7
161Tonga (2006)23.9
162Uganda (2006)23.7
163Ghana (2008)23.5
164Micronesia (2004)23
165Sub-Saharan Africa (2008)22.83
166Djibouti (2008)22.5
167Kiribati (2004)21.5
168Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2008)20.8
169Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)20.6
170Timor-Leste (2007)19.8
171Central African Republic (2006)19
172Gambia (2001)17.5
173Burkina Faso (2006)17.4
174Palau (2000)17.2
175Benin (2006)17
176Togo (2006)16.8
177Mozambique (2008)16.2
178Afghanistan (2008)15
179Ethiopia (2005)14.7
180Nigeria (2008)14.6
181Somalia (2006)14.6
182Macedonia (2006)14
183Ivory Coast (2006)12.9
184Senegal (2005)11.8
185Liberia (2007)11.4
186Niger (2006)11.2
187Guinea-Bissau (2006)10.3
188Mauritania (2007)9.3
189Guinea (2005)9.1
190Burundi (2005)9.1
191Mali (2006)8.2
192Sierra Leone (2008)8.2
193Eritrea (2002)8
194Sudan (2006)7.6
195Angola (2001)6.2
196Chad (2004)2.8
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