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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.
Health Statistics > Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Ukraine :
89 %
2000
Health in Ukraine
# 2
China :
87 %
2001
Health in China
# 3
United Kingdom :
84 %
2002
Health in United Kingdom
# 4
Switzerland :
82 %
1995
Health in Switzerland
= 5
Spain :
81 %
1995
Health in Spain
= 5
Hong Kong :
81 %
1987
Health in Hong Kong
= 5
Korea, South :
81 %
1997
Health in Korea, South
# 8
Costa Rica :
80 %
1999
Health in Costa Rica
# 9
Colombia :
78.2 %
2005
Health in Colombia
= 10
Denmark :
78 %
1988
Health in Denmark
= 10
Belgium :
78 %
1992
Health in Belgium
= 10
Sweden :
78 %
1981
Health in Sweden
# 13
Puerto Rico :
77.5 %
1995
Health in Puerto Rico
= 14
Finland :
77 %
1989
Health in Finland
= 14
Venezuela :
77 %
1998
Health in Venezuela
# 16
Vietnam :
76.8 %
2005
Health in Vietnam
# 17
Brazil :
76.7 %
1996
Health in Brazil
= 18
Australia :
76 %
1986
Health in Australia
= 18
Mauritius :
76 %
2002
Health in Mauritius
= 20
Albania :
75 %
2002
Health in Albania
= 20
New Zealand :
75 %
1995
Health in New Zealand
= 20
Netherlands :
75 %
1998
Health in Netherlands
= 20
Canada :
75 %
1995
Health in Canada
= 20
Germany :
75 %
1992
Health in Germany
= 25
Slovakia :
74 %
1991
Health in Slovakia
= 25
Slovenia :
74 %
1994
Health in Slovenia
= 25
Argentina :
74 %
1984
Health in Argentina
= 25
Norway :
74 %
1989
Health in Norway
= 25
Singapore :
74 %
1982
Health in Singapore
= 25
Iran :
74 %
2000
Health in Iran
= 31
Mexico :
73 %
2004
Health in Mexico
= 31
Cuba :
73 %
2000
Health in Cuba
# 33
Paraguay :
72.8 %
2004
Health in Paraguay
# 34
Ecuador :
72.7 %
2004
Health in Ecuador
# 35
Hungary :
72.5 %
1993
Health in Hungary
= 36
Thailand :
72 %
2000
Health in Thailand
= 36
Czech Republic :
72 %
1997
Health in Czech Republic
# 38
Turkey :
71 %
2003
Health in Turkey
# 39
France :
70.7 %
1994
Health in France
# 40
Romania :
70.3 %
2004
Health in Romania
= 41
Estonia :
70 %
1994
Health in Estonia
= 41
Sri Lanka :
70 %
2000
Health in Sri Lanka
# 43
Dominican Republic :
69.8 %
2002
Health in Dominican Republic
# 44
Jamaica :
69.1 %
2002
Health in Jamaica
# 45
Mongolia :
69 %
2003
Health in Mongolia
# 46
Peru :
68.9 %
2000
Health in Peru
# 47
Nicaragua :
68.6 %
2001
Health in Nicaragua
= 48
Uzbekistan :
68 %
2002
Health in Uzbekistan
= 48
Israel :
68 %
1988
Health in Israel
# 50
Moldova :
67.8 %
2005
Health in Moldova
# 51
El Salvador :
67 %
2003
Health in El Salvador
# 52
Kazakhstan :
66.1 %
1999
Health in Kazakhstan
= 53
Portugal :
66 %
1980
Health in Portugal
= 53
Tunisia :
66 %
2000
Health in Tunisia
# 55
United States :
64.2 %
1999
Health in United States
= 56
Lebanon :
63 %
2000
Health in Lebanon
= 56
Morocco :
63 %
2004
Health in Morocco
= 58
Korea, North :
62 %
1992
Health in Korea, North
= 58
Bahamas, The :
62 %
1988
Health in Bahamas, The
= 60
Honduras :
61.8 %
2001
Health in Honduras
= 60
Bahrain :
61.8 %
1995
Health in Bahrain
= 60
Turkmenistan :
61.8 %
2000
Health in Turkmenistan
# 63
Panama :
61 %
1984
Health in Panama
# 64
Armenia :
60.5 %
2000
Health in Armenia
# 65
South Africa :
60.3 %
2003
Health in South Africa
= 66
Italy :
60 %
1996
Health in Italy
= 66
Ireland :
60 %
1990
Health in Ireland
# 68
Kyrgyzstan :
59.5 %
1997
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 69
Egypt :
59.2 %
2005
Health in Egypt
# 70
Bolivia :
58.4 %
2003
Health in Bolivia
# 71
Bangladesh :
58.1 %
2004
Health in Bangladesh
= 72
Serbia and Montenegro :
58 %
2000
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
= 72
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
58 %
1998
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 74
Indonesia :
57 %
2004
Health in Indonesia
= 74
Algeria :
57 %
2002
Health in Algeria
= 76
Chile :
56 %
1990
Health in Chile
= 76
Belize :
56 %
1999
Health in Belize
# 78
Japan :
55.9 %
2000
Health in Japan
# 79
Jordan :
55.8 %
2002
Health in Jordan
# 80
Azerbaijan :
55.4 %
2001
Health in Azerbaijan
= 81
Barbados :
55 %
1998
Health in Barbados
= 81
Malaysia :
55 %
1994
Health in Malaysia
# 83
Grenada :
54 %
1998
Health in Grenada
# 84
Zimbabwe :
53.5 %
1999
Health in Zimbabwe
# 85
Antigua and Barbuda :
53 %
1998
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 86
Cape Verde :
52.9 %
1998
Health in Cape Verde
# 87
Austria :
51 %
1996
Health in Austria
= 88
Belarus :
50 %
1995
Health in Belarus
= 88
Dominica :
50 %
1998
Health in Dominica
= 88
Kuwait :
50 %
1996
Health in Kuwait
# 91
Poland :
49 %
1991
Health in Poland
# 92
Philippines :
48.9 %
2003
Health in Philippines
= 93
Swaziland :
48 %
2002
Health in Swaziland
= 93
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
48 %
2000
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 93
Latvia :
48 %
1995
Health in Latvia
= 93
Syria :
48 %
2001
Health in Syria
= 93
Botswana :
48 %
2000
Health in Botswana
# 98
Georgia :
47.2 %
2005
Health in Georgia
= 99
Saint Lucia :
47 %
1988
Health in Saint Lucia
= 99
India :
47 %
2000
Health in India
= 99
Lithuania :
47 %
1995
Health in Lithuania
= 102
Libya :
45 %
1995
Health in Libya
= 102
Micronesia, Federated States of :
45 %
1998
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 104
Congo, Republic of the :
44.3 %
2005
Health in Congo, Republic of the
= 105
Iraq :
44 %
2000
Health in Iraq
= 105
Fiji :
44 %
1997
Health in Fiji
# 107
Namibia :
43.7 %
2000
Health in Namibia
# 108
Qatar :
43.3 %
1998
Health in Qatar
# 109
Guatemala :
43 %
2002
Health in Guatemala
= 110
Suriname :
42 %
2000
Health in Suriname
= 110
Bulgaria :
42 %
1997
Health in Bulgaria
# 112
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
41 %
1984
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 113
Kenya :
39.3 %
2003
Health in Kenya
# 114
Maldives :
39 %
2004
Health in Maldives
= 115
Nepal :
38 %
2004
Health in Nepal
= 115
Trinidad and Tobago :
38 %
2000
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 117
Guyana :
37 %
2000
Health in Guyana
# 118
Zambia :
34.2 %
2002
Health in Zambia
= 119
Marshall Islands :
34 %
2000
Health in Marshall Islands
= 119
Russia :
34 %
1994
Health in Russia
= 119
Burma :
34 %
2003
Health in Burma
= 119
Tajikistan :
34 %
2000
Health in Tajikistan
# 123
Tonga :
33 %
2000
Health in Tonga
# 124
Gabon :
32.7 %
2000
Health in Gabon
= 125
Oman :
32 %
2000
Health in Oman
= 125
Laos :
32 %
2000
Health in Laos
# 127
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
31 %
2001
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 128
Bhutan :
30.7 %
2000
Health in Bhutan
# 129
Malawi :
30.6 %
2000
Health in Malawi
= 130
Samoa :
30 %
1995
Health in Samoa
= 130
Lesotho :
30 %
2000
Health in Lesotho
# 132
São Tomé and Príncipe :
29 %
2000
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 133
Haiti :
28.1 %
2000
Health in Haiti
= 134
Central African Republic :
28 %
2000
Health in Central African Republic
= 134
Pakistan :
28 %
2001
Health in Pakistan
= 134
Vanuatu :
28 %
2000
Health in Vanuatu
= 134
United Arab Emirates :
28 %
1995
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 138
Madagascar :
27.1 %
2004
Health in Madagascar
# 139
Tanzania :
26.4 %
2005
Health in Tanzania
= 140
Togo :
26 %
2000
Health in Togo
= 140
Comoros :
26 %
2000
Health in Comoros
= 140
Cameroon :
26 %
2004
Health in Cameroon
# 143
Papua New Guinea :
25.9 %
1996
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 144
Mozambique :
25.5 %
2003
Health in Mozambique
# 145
Ghana :
25.2 %
2003
Health in Ghana
# 146
Cambodia :
23.8 %
2000
Health in Cambodia
# 147
Yemen :
23 %
2003
Health in Yemen
# 148
Uganda :
22.8 %
2001
Health in Uganda
# 149
Kiribati :
21 %
1998
Health in Kiribati
# 150
Saudi Arabia :
20.8 %
1999
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 151
Benin :
18.6 %
2001
Health in Benin
# 152
Gambia, The :
18 %
2001
Health in Gambia, The
# 153
Rwanda :
17.4 %
2005
Health in Rwanda
# 154
Palau :
17 %
2000
Health in Palau
# 155
Burundi :
16 %
2000
Health in Burundi
# 156
Côte d'Ivoire :
15 %
1999
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 157
Ethiopia :
14.7 %
2005
Health in Ethiopia
# 158
Niger :
14 %
2000
Health in Niger
# 159
Burkina Faso :
13.8 %
2003
Health in Burkina Faso
# 160
Nigeria :
12.6 %
2003
Health in Nigeria
# 161
Solomon Islands :
11 %
1996
Health in Solomon Islands
# 162
Senegal :
10.5 %
2000
Health in Senegal
= 163
Afghanistan :
10 %
2003
Health in Afghanistan
= 163
Liberia :
10 %
2000
Health in Liberia
= 163
East Timor :
10 %
2003
Health in East Timor
# 166
Djibouti :
9 %
2002
Health in Djibouti
# 167
Mali :
8.1 %
2001
Health in Mali
= 168
Guinea-Bissau :
8 %
2000
Health in Guinea-Bissau
= 168
Mauritania :
8 %
2001
Health in Mauritania
= 168
Eritrea :
8 %
2002
Health in Eritrea
= 171
Sudan :
7 %
2000
Health in Sudan
= 171
Guinea :
7 %
2003
Health in Guinea
# 173
Angola :
6 %
2001
Health in Angola
# 174
Sierra Leone :
4 %
2000
Health in Sierra Leone
# 175
Chad :
2.8 %
2004
Health in Chad
# 176
Somalia :
1 %
1988
Health in Somalia
Weighted average:
48.2 %
DEFINITION: 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.
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"Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/hea_con_pre_of_wom_age_1549-prevalence-women-ages-15-49
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