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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 |
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Interesting observations about People > Contraceptive prevalence rate
- Norway ranked first for contraceptive prevalence rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2013.
- United Kingdom ranked first for contraceptive prevalence rate amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2013.
- Portugal ranked first for contraceptive prevalence rate amongst European Union in 2006.
- All of the top 2 countries by contraceptive prevalence rate are Christian.
- Italy ranked last for contraceptive prevalence rate amongst Eurozone in 2013.
- All of the top 3 countries by contraceptive prevalence rate are European.
- China ranked first for contraceptive prevalence rate amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
- Czech Republic ranked first for contraceptive prevalence rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2013.
- Germany ranked 5th last for contraceptive prevalence rate amongst NATO countries in 2013.
- United States ranked second for contraceptive prevalence rate amongst English speaking countries in 2013.