Family Planning and
the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable
Development
Data Booklet
Family Planning and the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development • Data Booklet
Target 3.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls
on countries “by 2030, to ensure universal access to sexual and
reproductive health-care services, including for family planning,
information and education, and the integration of reproductive
health into national strategies and programmes”. Living up to the
commitment of the international community to achieve universal
access to reproductive health by 2030 requires the monitoring of
key family planning indicators.
Trends in contraceptive prevalence and need for family planning
satised with modern methods indicate where increased
investments and commitments by governments and international
organizations are needed for the realization of reproductive rights
for all people, and to help full the pledge of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development that “no one will be left behind”.
Data presented in this booklet are based on the Estimates and
Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019, which includes
estimates at the global, regional and country level of contraceptive
prevalence, unmet need for family planning and SDG indicator 3.7.1
“Proportion of women who have their need for family planning
satised with modern methods”.
This work was supported, in part, by Grants No. OPP1110679
and OPP1183453, Making Family Planning Count, from the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation.
Suggested citation: United Nations, Department of Economic and
Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). Family Planning and the
23 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Data Booklet. (ST/ESA/
SER.A/429).
Copyright © 2019 by United Nations, made available under a
Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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Front cover photo: “Women can reach their goals because they are enabled to do
what they plan to do” by Sheena Ariyapala/DFID—UK Department for International
Development. 2017. (https://www.ickr.com/photos/dd/34869778614/in/
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Family planning and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Expanding access to contraception and ensuring that demand for family planning is satised using eective contraceptive
methods are essential for achieving universal access to reproductive health-care services, as called for in the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development. The 2030 Agenda rearms the commitments made in the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), adopted by 179 governments in Cairo, Egypt in 1994.
The ICPD Programme of Action recognized the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly
the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain
the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health. While much progress has been achieved in expanding access to
contraception since 1994, signicant challenges persist.
Many of the 17 SDGs and 169 targets of the 2030 Agenda are related to women’s and girl’s empowerment, gender equality
and health. While family planning is important to attain most of the goals, specic references to family planning are
included in Goal 3 on guaranteeing good health and well-being for all and in Goal 5 on promoting gender equality and the
empowerment of women and girls.
The Population Division is the custodian agency of SDG indicator 3.7.1 “Proportion of women who have their need for
family planning satised with modern methods”, which captures the family planning component of SDG target 3.7 “By 2030,
ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and
education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes”. The Division compiles all
available national data for this indicator, prepares regional and global aggregates and analyses progress in implementation.
The Division also works with countries to strengthen the data collection and reporting of the indicator, improve national
statistical capacities and increase compliance with internationally agreed standards.
To promote healthy lives and well-being for all by 2030, States should continue and amplify their eorts to ensure universal
access to sexual and reproductive health. The evidence presented in this Data Booklet supports recent calls to increase
investments in family planning, especially in the regions of the world where contraceptive prevalence and the demand
for family planning satised with modern methods are still low, and the growth in the number of women of reproductive
age is rapid. Access to family planning is not only related to women’s reproductive rights and the reduction of unintended
pregnancies, but also to improved health and nutritional status of children, brought about by longer birth spacing and the
reduction in maternal mortality. Redening the global strategy for achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive
health-care services and identifying possible avenues for improved access is important to guarantee and improve the
progress of countries that are most in need.
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Both the need for family planning and the use of modern contraceptive
methods have increased globally
Among the 1.9 billion women of reproductive
age (15-49 years) living in the world in 2019, 1.1
billion have a need for family planning, that is,
they are either current users of contraceptives
or have an unmet need for family planning. Of
these 1.1 billion women, 842 million are users of
modern methods of contraception and 80 million
are users of traditional methods of contraception.
In 2019, 190 million women of reproductive age
worldwide who want to avoid pregnancy do
not use any contraceptive method, up from 156
million in 2000. The proportion of women with
unmet need for family planning
1
stands currently
at 10 per cent, a proportion that has remained
unchanged since 2000. The proportion of women
who have their need for family planning satised
with modern methods (SDG indicator 3.7.1) has
increased from 74 to 76 per cent from 2000 to
2019.
2
1
These women are considered to have an unmet need for family
planning, which is dened as the number of women that want to stop
or delay childbearing but are not using any method of contraception to
prevent pregnancy, including also pregnant women whose pregnancies
were unwanted or mistimed at the time of conception, and postpartum
amenorrhoeic women who are not using family planning and whose last
birth was unwanted or mistimed.
2
The indicator is dened as the number of women who are currently
using, or whose sexual partner is currently using, at least one modern
contraceptive method as a proportion of the number of women of
reproductive age who are either using any method of contraception or
having an unmet need for family planning.
Figure 1. Number of women using modern and traditional contraceptive methods, having unmet need for
family planning and no need for family planning, 2000 and 2019
Data source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019
660 82 156 675
842 80 190 790
2019
2000
0 500 1000 1500
Number of women (millions)
Modern methods Traditional methods Unmet Need No Need
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The proportion of women who have their need for family planning
satised with modern contraceptive methods remains low in
sub-Saharan Africa
Figure 2. Estimates of the demand for family planning satised by modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15-49 years, 2019
Data source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019.
Note: The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or
area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The nal status of Jammu and Kashmir has
not yet been agreed upon by the parties. Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined. A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Countries or areas with 90,000 inhabitants or more in 2017, but surface area less than 30,000 km
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are displayed with circles coloured according to their statistical values.
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Signicant disparities remain in the need for family planning satised with modern methods across countries and regions. In sub-Saharan Africa, only slightly
more than half (55 per cent) of the need for family planning is being met with modern methods. Less than half of the need is met with modern methods in 42
countries or areas, including 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Less than a quarter of the need is satised with modern methods in Chad, Somalia and South
Sudan.
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The population of women of reproductive age is projected to grow
rapidly through 2030 in countries with the largest gaps in meeting
the need for family planning
Many countries with low levels of demand for family planning satised with modern methods are projected to witness rapid growth in the population of women
aged 15 to 49 years through 2030. These countries are located mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. The rapid growth of the population of women of reproductive age
will create additional challenges in expanding family planning services to keep pace with the growing demand.
Figure 3. Change in the population of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) between 2019 and 2030, by the estimated proportion of women who have their
need for family planning satised with modern methods in 2019
Data sources: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division
(2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision.
Note: The size of the circles is proportional to the number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in 2019.
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Low and lower-middle-income countries have the largest gaps in meeting
the need for family planning
Among the 42 countries with less than half of the demand for family planning satised with modern methods in 2019, 32 are low and lower-middle-income
countries. At the same time, there are several low and lower-middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda and Zimbabwe, in which
the proportion of women who have their need for family planning satised with modern methods is above 60 per cent in 2019.
Figure 4. Estimates of the proportion of women who have their need for family planning satised with modern methods in 2019
by gross national income per capita in 2016
Data sources: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019. World Bank (2017), World Development Indicators, GNI per capita, Atlas method (current
US$).
Note: Countries with missing GNI per capita are located in the average GNI per capita of the corresponding income group (n=21).
Countries with no income group classication and no GNI per capita (n=6) are not displayed in the gure.
The size of the circles is proportional to the number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in 2019.
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The prevalence of modern and traditional contraceptive methods varies
greatly across countries
Much variation exists across countries, and within the same region, in the percentage of women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) using modern methods.
In sub-Saharan Africa, Eswatini and Namibia (both 52 per cent) have the highest levels of modern contraceptive prevalence in 2019, while South Sudan (4 per
cent) and Chad (6 per cent) have the lowest. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the highest values are in Cuba (69 per cent) and Brazil (63 per cent) and the
lowest are in Bolivia (31 per cent) and Haiti (25 per cent). More than 1 in every 10 women of reproductive age use a traditional method, not in combination with
a modern method. This is the case in 21 countries, including 8 countries in Europe, 7 in Asia, 4 in sub-Saharan Africa and 2 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The country with the highest proportion of women in the world using traditional methods is Albania (25 per cent).
Figure 5a. Estimates of the proportion of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) using modern or traditional contraceptive methods, having unmet need for
family planning or no need for family planning by country, 2019
Data source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019.
Latin America and the
Caribbean
Europe and Northern
America
Northern Africa and
Western Asia
Cuba
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Ecuador
Paraguay
Argentina
Uruguay
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of)
Peru
Mexico
Honduras
Nicaragua
Barbados
El Salvador
Panama
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Bahamas
US Virgin Islands
Suriname
Antigua and Barbuda
Belize
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Grenada
Guatemala
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
Haiti
Finland
Canada
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Norway
Ireland
France
Denmark
Netherlands
United States of America
Austria
Portugal
Belarus
Sweden
Bulgaria
Belgium
Germany
Latvia
Spain
Italy
Estonia
Czechia
Ukraine
Romania
Republic of Moldova
Slovakia
Greece
Croatia
Serbia
Slovenia
Russian Federation
Malta
Poland
Hungary
Lithuania
TFYR Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Albania
Turkey
Egypt
Israel
Armenia
State of Palestine
Morocco
Kuwait
Azerbaijan
Iraq
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Georgia
Bahrain
Syrian Arab Republic
Jordan
Algeria
Qatar
Lebanon
Yemen
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Sudan
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25
50
75
100
Percentage
No Need
Unmet Need
Traditional
methods
Modern
methods
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The unmet need for family planning is high in most countries in
sub-Saharan Africa
In 2019, most countries with a high proportion of women of reproductive age who want to avoid pregnancy and are not using any contraceptive method are in
sub-Saharan Africa. The unmet need for family planning is greater than 20 per cent in 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa—with the largest proportions in Angola
(26 per cent) and Liberia (25 per cent)—1 country in Latin America and the Caribbean (Haiti with 27 per cent), and 1 country in Oceania (Samoa with 23 per
cent). There are large dierences across regions in the percentage of women with no need for family planning reecting the heterogenous fertility preferences
and patterns of marriage, union formation and sexual activity. Sub-Saharan Africa has the greatest proportion of women of reproductive age with no need for
family planning, at 54 per cent, due mainly to high fertility desires.
Figure 5b. Estimates of the proportion of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) using modern or traditional contraceptive methods, having unmet need for
family planning or no need for family planning by country, 2019
Sub−Saharan Africa
Central and Southern
Asia
Oceania
Eswatini
Namibia
Lesotho
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Réunion
South Africa
Cabo Verde
Malawi
Kenya
Congo
Madagascar
Mauritius
Zambia
Sao Tome and Principe
Gabon
Cameroon
United Republic of Tanzania
Uganda
Rwanda
Liberia
Guinea−Bissau
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Ghana
Sierra Leone
Côte d’Ivoire
Mozambique
Nigeria
Dem. Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Togo
Senegal
Burundi
Comoros
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Angola
Somalia
Niger
Mali
Djibouti
Guinea
Mauritania
Eritrea
Gambia
Chad
South Sudan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Bangladesh
Uzbekistan
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
India
Kazakhstan
Nepal
Turkmenistan
Maldives
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
China
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
Viet Nam
Republic of Korea
China, Hong Kong SAR
Thailand
Japan
Mongolia
Indonesia
Cambodia
Singapore
Lao People's Dem. Republic
Philippines
Malaysia
Myanmar
Timor−Leste
New Zealand
Australia
Guam
Vanuatu
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Kiribati
Tonga
Samoa
0
25
50
75
100
Percentage
No Need
Unmet Need
Traditional
methods
Modern
methods
Data source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019.
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The demand satised with modern methods (SDG indicator 3.7.1) rose by
more than 30 percentage points in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa
between 2000 and 2019
Data source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 2019.
Note: The black lines represent 95-per cent uncertainty intervals of the model-based estimates.
Although the demand for family planning satised with modern methods remains low in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, this region also includes countries with
the largest increases between 2000 and 2019. These countries have experienced successful expansion in family planning programmes, leading to an increase in
the use of modern contraceptive methods and reduction in unmet need for family planning.
Figure 6. Top 10 countries with the largest estimated increase in the proportion of women who have their need for family planning satised
with modern methods, 2000 to 2019
Lesotho
Senegal
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Guinea−Bissau
Malawi
Burkina Faso
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Rwanda
0 25 50 75
Demand satisfied with modern methods (percentage)
2000 2019
Lesotho
Senegal
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Guinea−Bissau
Malawi
Burkina Faso
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Rwanda
0 20 40 60
Percentage point increase, 2000 to 2019
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Data source: Survey-based observations compiled in United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Aairs, Population Division (2019). World Contraceptive Use 2019.
The use of modern contraceptives varies by age and marital status
The prevalence of the use of modern contraceptive methods by age varies considerably across countries, but it is generally highest among women aged 30
to 39 years, in the middle of their reproductive years. Contraceptive prevalence is generally low among adolescent women (aged 15-19 years), although the
proportion of married adolescents using modern methods has increased over time in some African and Asian countries. The countries depicted below, selected
on the basis of the availability of data, illustrate this variation. In India, for instance, the use of modern contraceptives among married adolescent women has
remained low (less than 10 per cent) since 1985 as women tend to have children soon after marriage. Above age 40, contraceptive prevalence is generally lower
than at age 30 to 39, except in countries such as India where the use of long-acting or permanent methods among older women (both married and formerly
married) is high. Among unmarried women, the proportion of women using modern methods or having a need for family planning, which is closely related to
levels of sexual activity, varies greatly across countries, ranging from higher levels in Malawi and Uganda to lower levels in Indonesia.
Figure 7. Proportion of women using modern contraceptive methods by age and marital status, selected countries
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Women Unmarried or Not−in−union
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Data on contraceptive prevalence are available from 1,247 surveys for
195 countries
The model-based estimates and projections of key family planning indicators for women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) presented in this data booklet
are based on 1,247 survey-based observations for 195 countries or areas compiled in World Contraceptive Use 2019. Not all surveys conducted in 2017 and 2018
published the results by February 2019 to be included in the 2019 revision.
Figure 8. Availability of survey data on contraceptive use in the World Contraceptive Use 2019,
by international survey programme and year
The data compilations, methods and results are available from https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/theme/family-planning/index.asp
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Number of Surveys
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Performance, Monitoring &
Accountablity Survey
Contraceptive Prevalence Survey
Reproductive Health Survey
World Fertility Survey
Multiple-Indicator Cluster Survey
Demographic & Health Survey
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Annex Table: Key Indicators
Region, subregion, country or area
a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
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2019
Unmet need
for family planning
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2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
WORLD 48.5 (46.2-51.3) 44.3 (42.1-47.0) 10.0 (8.9-11.5) 75.7 (73.2-78.0) 2.2 (-0.3-4.7) 1 908 455 65.3 ..
More developed regions
e
57.0 (52.6-61.5) 51.3 (46.9-55.8) 7.6 (5.9-10.5) 79.4 (74.6-82.9) 6.5 (2.4-10.3) 278 947 53.0 ..
Less developed regions
f
47.0 (44.5-50.2) 43.1 (40.7-46.1) 10.3 (9.2-12.0) 75.1 (72.3-77.6) 1.3 (-1.6-4.2) 1 629 507 67.4 ..
Least developed countries
g
30.9 (28.7-33.0) 27.1 (25.1-29.0) 16.1 (14.9-17.4) 57.6 (54.4-60.6) 18.5 (14.9-21.8) 261 051 66.6 ..
Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
h
50.1 (47.2-53.8) 46.2 (43.3-49.7) 9.2 (7.9-11.2) 77.8 (74.5-80.5) 0.5 (-2.6-3.8) 1 368 457 67.5 ..
Less developed regions, excluding China 41.0 (38.6-43.3) 36.4 (34.2-38.7) 11.9 (10.6-13.6) 68.8 (65.6-71.7) 5.8 (2.3-9.1) 1 278 628 65.7 ..
Landlocked developing countries (LLDC)
i
31.6 (29.9-33.3) 29.0 (27.3-30.6) 15.1 (14.0-16.3) 61.9 (59.4-64.2) 18.0 (15.2-20.7) 130 351 65.6 ..
Small island developing States (SIDS)
j
43.1 (39.3-47.2) 40.0 (36.4-43.7) 13.9 (12.1-16.2) 70.0 (65.9-73.6) 2.3 (-2.2-6.7) 17 444 56.1 ..
High-income countries 56.6 (52.3-60.9) 51.8 (47.4-56.1) 8.0 (6.3-11.0) 80.0 (75.3-83.5) 4.0 (0.2-7.7) 278 104 52.6 ..
Middle-income countries 49.6 (46.8-53.1) 45.4 (42.8-48.8) 9.3 (8.0-11.2) 77.1 (74.0-79.8) 1.7 (-1.4-4.8) 1 443 889 67.8 ..
Upper-middle-income countries 61.0 (56.5-67.5) 57.3 (53.1-63.5) 5.7 (4.4-8.3) 85.8 (81.9-88.6) 1.4 (-1.7-5.1) 658 990 65.6 ..
Lower-middle-income countries 40.1 (36.5-43.7) 35.5 (32.2-38.9) 12.2 (10.2-15.0) 67.9 (62.8-72.4) 5.6 (0.3-10.8) 784 899 69.7 ..
Low-income countries 28.0 (26.3-29.9) 24.4 (23.0-26.0) 17.5 (16.4-18.7) 53.6 (51.1-56.0) 20.1 (17.3-22.9) 185 749 64.5 ..
Africa 29.4 (27.9-31.0) 26.1 (24.8-27.4) 15.6 (14.6-16.8) 57.8 (55.6-60.0) 14.7 (12.2-17.1) 319 296 61.1 ..
Asia 50.3 (46.8-54.7) 46.0 (42.7-50.2) 9.2 (7.6-11.5) 77.3 (73.4-80.6) 0.1 (-3.6-3.9) 1 157 482 70.4 ..
Europe 56.1 (51.3-60.9) 50.3 (45.7-55.0) 7.4 (5.7-9.9) 79.3 (74.8-82.9) 9.3 (4.8-13.4) 163 750 55.4 ..
Latin America and the Caribbean 58.0 (53.1-62.8) 54.4 (49.7-59.2) 7.9 (6.3-10.1) 82.6 (78.8-85.7) 6.3 (2.1-10.2) 174 948 56.2 ..
Northern America 62.4 (52.4-72.0) 56.9 (46.5-67.0) 5.9 (2.9-14.2) 83.4 (71.3-90.1) 1.8 (-7.2-10.4) 83 065 49.5 ..
Oceania 49.2 (40.4-57.8) 46.5 (37.9-54.8) 11.0 (7.4-17.9) 77.1 (66.9-83.6) 0.6 (-7.6-8.6) 9 914 57.3 ..
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
k
28.5 (27.0-30.2) 25.0 (23.7-26.3) 17.1 (15.9-18.3) 54.7 (52.6-56.9) 18.8 (16.3-21.4) 258 042 61.3 ..
Eastern Africa
32.5 (30.5-34.7) 30.2 (28.3-32.2) 15.7 (14.2-17.2) 62.6 (59.7-65.4) 27.8 (24.5-31.0) 108 850 61.0 ..
Burundi 19.4 (14.7-25.0) 17.0 (12.8-22.0) 19.9 (16.0-24.1) 43.2 (34.5-52.4) 23.5 (13.1-34.0) 2 704 59.4 2017
Comoros 18.1 (10.7-28.7) 14.4 (8.3-23.2) 20.1 (14.5-26.3) 37.6 (24.5-52.4) 8.2 (-6.5-23.9) 210 62.7 2013
Djibouti 11.5 (6.4-23.1) 11.0 (6.2-21.8) 12.3 (7.6-19.1) 46.4 (29.1-66.3) 26.7 (9.4-45.3) 273 40.2 2012
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Region, subregion, country or area
a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
i
2019
Unmet need
for family planning
i
2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
Eritrea 8.6 (4.2-16.7) 8.1 (4.0-15.8) 18.4 (12.3-25.6) 30.1 (16.5-48.3) 11.7 (-3.9-30.8) 1 304 62.0 2010
Ethiopia 26.5 (22.8-30.7) 26.0 (22.3-30.1) 15.1 (12.0-18.6) 62.5 (55.5-69.4) 46.7 (39.5-54.0) 27 616 62.6 2018
Kenya 45.2 (39.9-50.6) 43.8 (38.7-49.2) 10.6 (7.6-14.5) 78.7 (72.2-83.9) 30.4 (22.3-38.1) 13 411 56.3 2017
Madagascar 40.4 (32.7-48.5) 34.1 (27.0-41.7) 15.0 (10.3-21.1) 61.5 (50.9-71.3) 35.4 (23.7-46.2) 6 649 68.3 2017
Malawi 47.9 (39.9-55.8) 46.9 (39.1-54.7) 13.9 (9.8-19.0) 75.8 (67.3-82.7) 33.3 (24.4-41.1) 4 788 64.0 2016
Mauritius
1
39.6 (29.4-48.9) 26.4 (17.5-35.7) 8.2 (4.2-14.5) 55.2 (37.3-71.1) -6.7 (-26.0-11.9) 322 61.7 2014
Mozambique 24.2 (16.6-34.1) 23.1 (15.8-32.5) 19.9 (14.3-26.8) 52.4 (40.7-64.3) 15.7 (1.5-30.0) 7 457 64.6 2015
Réunion 49.4 (27.9-76.1) 47.5 (26.9-73.4) 8.4 (2.2-18.4) 82.1 (63.5-94.5) 1.9 (-12.5-15.3) 210 36.7 1998
Rwanda 32.3 (25.5-39.3) 29.3 (22.9-36.1) 11.5 (8.0-16.0) 66.8 (56.1-75.9) 53.3 (42.5-62.7) 3 283 50.1 2015
Somalia 14.9 (5.3-33.1) 5.6 (1.3-18.3) 16.5 (9.3-25.5) 17.7 (4.6-44.8) 15.5 (2.7-40.4) 3 544 57.1 2006
South Sudan 4.6 (2.5-11.1) 4.4 (2.3-10.3) 19.8 (12.5-29.2) 17.8 (9.5-35.4) 7.1 (-4.6-21.1) 3 190 66.7 2015
Uganda 32.6 (28.3-37.4) 29.6 (25.7-33.9) 20.8 (16.9-25.1) 55.4 (49.5-61.3) 21.5 (14.5-28.3) 10 538 59.9 2018
United Republic of Tanzania
2
34.6 (26.2-43.9) 29.9 (22.3-38.5) 17.0 (12.4-22.6) 57.9 (47.2-67.8) 17.4 (5.4-28.7) 14 329 60.5 2016
Zambia 38.3 (28.7-48.5) 35.6 (26.5-45.4) 15.0 (10.2-21.1) 66.7 (55.2-76.5) 28.7 (16.4-39.9) 4 400 57.3 2014
Zimbabwe 50.3 (42.4-57.9) 49.7 (41.9-57.2) 8.2 (5.3-12.2) 85.0 (77.5-90.3) 12.4 (4.2-19.3) 4 533 62.9 2015
Middle Africa
22.7 (17.9-28.9) 14.5 (11.3-18.7) 20.8 (17.6-24.6) 33.3 (27.4-39.9) 16.1 (9.5-23.3) 39 666 61.3 ..
Angola 15.5 (11.1-21.6) 14.3 (10.2-19.9) 26.2 (20.5-33.0) 34.2 (26.3-43.2) 17.8 (7.5-28.1) 7 327 53.2 2016
Cameroon 35.2 (24.0-48.3) 24.9 (15.9-35.9) 15.3 (10.2-21.4) 49.3 (34.6-63.0) 24.2 (8.3-38.9) 6 094 62.3 2015
Central African Republic 22.1 (11.3-38.7) 16.2 (8.0-29.4) 19.3 (12.4-28.7) 39.1 (22.7-57.4) 17.5 (0.5-36.5) 1 150 74.0 2011
Chad 6.5 (4.2-10.1) 5.9 (3.8-9.2) 18.5 (13.8-24.3) 23.6 (15.9-33.5) 12.5 (3.6-22.7) 3 580 72.0 2015
Congo 41.4 (29.2-54.8) 26.3 (16.5-37.9) 14.8 (9.4-21.3) 46.8 (31.2-61.9) 27.0 (4.7-46.9) 1 307 57.0 2015
Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.4 (14.0-34.3) 11.2 (6.1-18.6) 21.2 (15.5-28.1) 25.6 (15.1-38.0) 11.3 (-0.4-24.4) 19 339 61.9 2014
Equatorial Guinea 17.2 (9.7-29.3) 14.4 (8.0-24.7) 22.9 (16.2-32.2) 35.8 (22.9-50.3) 15.8 (-0.1-32.6) 300 60.3 2011
Gabon 37.5 (24.7-52.3) 28.3 (17.6-41.5) 18.7 (11.9-26.4) 50.4 (34.8-65.5) 23.1 (7.3-38.9) 519 51.2 2012
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6 (26.3-50.3) 35.0 (24.2-47.1) 22.4 (14.7-30.9) 58.2 (44.3-71.8) 17.0 (0.5-33.3) 52 64.9 2015
Southern Africa
49.7 (42.4-57.1) 49.4 (42.0-56.7) 11.0 (7.7-15.1) 81.3 (74.3-87.2) 2.4 (-5.6-9.7) 18 085 36.1 ..
Botswana 50.5 (31.0-72.5) 49.1 (30.1-70.8) 9.9 (4.1-19.4) 81.3 (64.0-92.3) 8.7 (-4.4-20.4) 657 43.1 2008
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Region, subregion, country or area
a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
i
2019
Unmet need
for family planning
i
2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
Eswatini 53.4 (41.0-65.9) 52.3 (40.1-64.7) 10.3 (5.6-16.6) 82.0 (70.8-90.2) 26.1 (12.8-37.7) 388 45.3 2014
Lesotho 51.5 (41.0-62.1) 50.7 (40.4-61.2) 11.4 (7.0-16.8) 80.6 (70.9-88.2) 29.0 (17.9-39.0) 616 53.7 2014
Namibia 52.3 (39.3-65.4) 51.7 (38.8-64.8) 10.0 (5.2-16.3) 83.0 (71.3-91.5) 13.6 (1.8-23.1) 704 32.2 2013
South Africa 49.4 (41.1-57.8) 49.1 (40.9-57.5) 11.0 (7.3-15.7) 81.3 (73.3-88.0) 0.7 (-8.5-8.9) 15 720 35.1 2016
Western Africa
22.0 (19.7-24.5) 18.4 (16.6-20.3) 18.2 (16.2-20.6) 45.7 (41.9-49.5) 20.3 (15.9-24.7) 91 441 66.6 ..
Benin 18.1 (13.9-23.7) 13.8 (10.4-18.3) 23.7 (19.9-28.3) 33.1 (26.0-40.4) 17.9 (10.0-25.9) 2 798 63.3 2019
Burkina Faso 26.6 (21.8-32.2) 25.7 (21.0-31.0) 21.2 (16.3-26.9) 53.7 (45.5-62.2) 34.5 (25.4-43.8) 4 736 74.4 2018
Cabo Verde 48.3 (30.5-67.9) 46.4 (29.1-65.5) 11.3 (4.7-21.5) 77.7 (59.9-90.3) 11.7 (-5.8-27.0) 152 44.7 2005
Côte d’Ivoire 24.8 (20.1-30.4) 21.4 (17.2-26.3) 21.9 (17.3-27.4) 45.7 (38.4-53.2) 21.5 (12.4-30.5) 6 070 56.5 2018
Gambia 8.4 (5.0-14.1) 8.0 (4.8-13.4) 17.5 (12.7-23.4) 31.0 (20.3-44.3) -0.3 (-14.1-14.7) 534 64.4 2013
Ghana 26.4 (21.6-32.2) 22.6 (18.3-27.8) 20.1 (15.6-25.4) 48.6 (40.8-56.4) 20.7 (11.9-29.2) 7 622 52.2 2017
Guinea 11.1 (7.7-16.2) 9.6 (6.5-14.1) 20.2 (14.8-27.0) 30.6 (22.0-41.2) 13.0 (3.4-23.9) 3 161 68.2 2017
Guinea-Bissau 28.3 (18.6-40.4) 25.9 (16.9-37.4) 16.5 (10.5-24.6) 57.9 (43.4-72.0) 31.5 (15.4-46.8) 486 53.3 2014
Liberia 28.6 (21.0-38.3) 27.6 (20.1-36.8) 25.2 (19.0-32.5) 51.2 (41.0-61.7) 24.5 (11.1-37.7) 1 189 56.1 2016
Mali 14.5 (9.3-22.2) 14.0 (9.0-21.6) 23.5 (17.3-30.7) 36.9 (25.9-49.7) 17.4 (5.9-30.5) 4 391 80.2 2015
Mauritania 9.5 (5.6-18.2) 8.8 (5.2-16.6) 18.8 (13.4-25.5) 31.0 (19.9-47.2) 17.3 (5.6-31.1) 1 133 58.9 2015
Niger 14.6 (10.9-19.4) 13.9 (10.3-18.3) 15.8 (11.6-21.0) 45.6 (35.9-55.7) 19.9 (8.5-31.3) 4 869 83.7 2018
Nigeria 22.7 (18.7-27.4) 17.6 (14.5-21.0) 15.8 (12.1-20.3) 45.7 (38.4-53.0) 17.4 (8.8-25.7) 46 238 67.6 2018
Senegal 20.8 (16.5-26.0) 19.6 (15.5-24.5) 17.3 (14.1-21.1) 51.3 (43.0-59.6) 29.1 (20.0-38.4) 4 089 66.8 2017
Sierra Leone 25.9 (19.3-34.3) 24.9 (18.6-33.0) 21.3 (16.3-27.3) 52.7 (43.0-62.7) 31.4 (19.8-43.0) 1 971 62.5 2018
Togo 21.8 (14.4-32.0) 19.7 (12.9-29.0) 23.6 (18.0-30.2) 43.4 (32.2-55.1) 22.0 (9.9-34.7) 2 003 61.8 2014
WESTERN ASIA AND NORTHERN AFRICA 34.3 (31.7-37.0) 27.5 (24.8-30.3) 9.4 (8.1-11.1) 62.9 (57.9-67.4) 7.3 (1.9-12.3) 130 251 60.2 ..
Northern Africa
33.1 (29.1-37.6) 30.6 (26.7-34.9) 9.5 (7.5-12.3) 71.7 (65.2-77.2) 4.8 (-2.0-10.6) 61 254 60.1 ..
Algeria 30.6 (22.5-41.1) 27.0 (19.5-37.2) 5.6 (2.8-10.8) 74.8 (59.3-85.8) 4.5 (-10.7-17.8) 10 964 47.1 2013
Egypt 43.2 (34.3-51.3) 41.7 (33.1-49.6) 9.0 (5.3-14.0) 80.1 (69.2-87.8) 4.2 (-6.5-12.5) 25 277 71.1 2014
Libya 13.9 (8.8-25.5) 8.6 (5.3-18.5) 11.8 (7.8-17.5) 33.3 (21.6-51.5) -1.8 (-17.3-14.6) 1 852 37.7 2015
Morocco 36.7 (32.8-44.5) 31.8 (27.7-39.2) 6.2 (4.0-10.0) 74.1 (64.5-81.7) 5.4 (-5.4-15.4) 9 594 51.8 2019
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a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
i
2019
Unmet need
for family planning
i
2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
Sudan 9.8 (5.6-18.5) 9.0 (5.1-17.1) 17.9 (12.0-25.4) 32.6 (20.2-50.0) 14.3 (0.4-30.1) 10 347 61.6 2014
Tunisia 34.3 (25.7-44.6) 29.5 (21.3-39.4) 5.4 (2.6-10.8) 74.2 (58.2-85.5) 3.7 (-12.2-16.1) 3 059 50.0 2012
Western Asia
35.3 (32.0-38.7) 24.6 (21.2-28.2) 9.3 (7.6-11.2) 55.3 (48.2-61.9) 9.6 (1.6-17.0) 68 997 60.4 ..
Armenia 38.2 (30.7-45.5) 20.1 (14.2-26.6) 11.5 (7.5-16.3) 40.4 (28.7-53.0) 8.2 (-4.5-21.3) 749 65.7 2016
Azerbaijan
3
35.5 (23.5-46.7) 13.4 (7.1-22.7) 9.1 (4.4-15.9) 30.1 (16.2-48.5) 6.1 (-9.3-24.4) 2 627 63.2 2011
Bahrain 32.2 (19.2-45.7) 22.2 (11.3-36.2) 5.4 (1.6-12.9) 59.0 (33.3-80.8) 9.5 (-13.3-30.2) 350 47.5 1996
Georgia
4
33.4 (20.7-45.3) 23.1 (13.6-33.8) 11.0 (5.4-19.3) 52.1 (33.9-68.9) 17.6 (-1.0-35.7) 886 63.7 2011
Iraq 35.1 (28.3-43.5) 24.0 (18.0-32.1) 7.6 (4.3-12.3) 56.4 (42.8-69.4) 11.6 (-4.6-26.8) 9 809 61.1 2019
Israel 38.8 (24.3-60.2) 30.1 (16.8-50.6) 5.4 (1.9-15.6) 68.2 (42.4-85.8) 3.8 (-16.0-21.9) 1 987 49.9 1989
Jordan 31.1 (26.8-35.6) 22.1 (18.3-25.9) 8.6 (6.5-11.1) 55.7 (45.9-64.2) 0.4 (-11.6-11.3) 2 587 58.7 2018
Kuwait 35.5 (20.4-50.8) 30.0 (16.7-44.9) 8.5 (2.9-17.6) 68.0 (44.2-85.5) 7.8 (-13.7-25.2) 1 097 59.1 2000
Lebanon 28.4 (19.7-40.6) 21.4 (14.1-33.0) 5.7 (2.3-11.3) 62.6 (44.3-79.0) 9.1 (-9.9-26.2) 1 709 43.7 2009
Oman 19.6 (11.9-31.5) 13.5 (8.2-22.8) 15.3 (9.6-22.0) 38.8 (25.5-55.6) 2.7 (-13.5-19.0) 969 56.1 2015
Qatar 29.1 (18.0-42.3) 25.1 (15.1-37.3) 10.6 (5.5-17.7) 63.1 (44.4-78.9) 7.3 (-12.0-25.2) 438 61.9 2013
Saudi Arabia 18.6 (11.9-28.8) 15.6 (9.7-25.0) 17.8 (10.7-26.9) 42.9 (28.3-60.4) 2.3 (-12.3-17.1) 8 483 65.7 2016
State of Palestine
5
37.0 (27.7-47.2) 28.3 (20.1-38.5) 7.3 (3.6-13.0) 64.0 (48.3-77.8) 11.3 (-6.4-28.1) 1 289 59.8 2014
Syrian Arab Republic 31.6 (21.3-43.7) 23.7 (15.2-35.5) 7.2 (3.1-13.6) 60.9 (42.7-77.3) 9.3 (-10.5-26.6) 4 598 51.3 2010
Turkey 46.7 (38.7-53.1) 30.9 (21.9-39.5) 4.0 (1.9-7.6) 61.1 (44.0-75.6) 10.9 (-7.8-27.4) 21 824 61.8 2014
United Arab Emirates 33.4 (14.6-52.0) 26.8 (11.5-44.7) 11.7 (4.0-22.4) 59.4 (32.7-81.5) 12.2 (-10.2-32.9) 1 795 64.7 1996
Yemen 25.5 (17.1-36.5) 18.8 (12.4-28.3) 17.3 (11.8-23.1) 44.0 (31.2-58.6) 22.3 (8.3-36.2) 7 497 60.8 2013
CENTRAL ASIA AND SOUTHERN ASIA 41.8 (36.4-47.2) 36.8 (31.9-41.9) 12.3 (9.4-16.4) 68.0 (60.6-74.3) 4.1 (-3.5-11.4) 518 320 72.5 ..
Central Asia
41.4 (33.9-47.5) 38.9 (31.7-45.0) 9.7 (7.4-13.5) 76.1 (67.2-82.1) 1.9 (-7.3-8.5) 18 937 66.5 ..
Kazakhstan 42.2 (35.9-48.8) 40.0 (33.9-46.3) 9.8 (6.8-14.0) 76.9 (69.2-83.0) 3.6 (-5.1-11.8) 4 561 60.8 2019
Kyrgyzstan 29.8 (20.2-40.2) 27.7 (18.7-37.7) 12.4 (7.9-17.9) 65.6 (51.1-77.8) -4.8 (-21.6-10.8) 1 554 67.9 2014
Tajikistan 21.8 (17.3-27.0) 20.1 (15.9-24.8) 20.1 (16.5-24.1) 47.9 (39.9-56.1) -4.0 (-17.9-9.7) 2 360 69.3 2017
Turkmenistan 35.6 (26.2-45.2) 33.4 (24.3-42.8) 9.5 (5.2-15.4) 74.0 (59.4-85.0) 0.6 (-14.2-11.9) 1 565 62.9 2016
Uzbekistan 49.0 (33.9-61.4) 46.0 (31.6-58.2) 6.2 (2.1-13.9) 83.4 (66.4-92.7) 3.3 (-13.6-13.8) 8 898 69.1 2006
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Region, subregion, country or area
a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
i
2019
Unmet need
for family planning
i
2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
Southern Asia
41.8 (36.2-47.4) 36.7 (31.6-42.1) 12.4 (9.4-16.7) 67.7 (60.1-74.3) 4.3 (-3.7-11.8) 499 383 72.8 ..
Afghanistan 18.2 (13.0-26.2) 16.7 (11.9-24.1) 16.9 (13.0-21.4) 47.7 (37.6-59.5) 26.6 (12.1-39.8) 8 778 68.6 2016
Bangladesh 52.8 (43.0-61.4) 46.5 (37.2-55.0) 9.1 (5.2-14.7) 75.1 (64.1-83.6) 13.4 (1.7-23.0) 47 105 80.8 2014
Bhutan 42.7 (30.6-53.8) 42.1 (30.1-53.0) 7.8 (3.2-15.1) 83.4 (66.7-93.0) 27.1 (9.0-42.8) 225 64.4 2010
India 42.6 (34.9-50.3) 38.1 (31.0-45.4) 13.2 (9.1-19.2) 68.3 (58.0-76.8) 2.0 (-8.7-11.8) 354 103 73.2 2016
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 53.8 (43.3-63.2) 43.1 (31.7-54.1) 4.3 (1.6-9.8) 74.2 (56.4-86.6) 5.6 (-12.5-19.0) 23 861 68.6 2011
Maldives 31.9 (19.3-44.7) 25.9 (15.4-37.5) 15.8 (9.0-23.6) 54.3 (36.9-70.8) 5.3 (-13.7-23.8) 112 69.0 2009
Nepal 40.5 (33.6-47.3) 35.7 (29.4-42.0) 16.9 (12.3-22.1) 62.1 (52.7-70.7) 9.7 (-0.7-19.7) 8 499 75.2 2017
Pakistan 23.6 (19.4-30.6) 17.8 (14.6-23.6) 11.8 (9.5-14.7) 50.2 (42.4-59.3) 13.8 (3.7-23.4) 51 374 65.1 2018
Sri Lanka 46.3 (39.0-53.3) 37.4 (29.5-44.9) 5.9 (3.3-10.0) 71.6 (57.7-82.0) 7.0 (-8.1-19.9) 5 326 68.0 2016
EASTERN AND SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA 60.0 (54.8-67.5) 57.1 (52.2-64.3) 6.2 (4.6-9.4) 86.3 (81.6-89.4) 0.0 (-3.5-4.3) 570 164 69.7 ..
Eastern Asia
67.5 (60.1-78.3) 65.2 (58.3-75.6) 4.9 (2.8-9.5) 90.1 (83.8-93.8) -0.2 (-4.6-5.0) 395 405 71.2 ..
China
6
69.6 (61.7-81.6) 67.9 (60.4-79.3) 4.2 (2.1-9.0) 92.0 (85.3-95.8) -0.8 (-5.6-4.7) 342 920 74.1 2018
China, Hong Kong SAR
7
51.4 (36.0-76.3) 46.5 (30.9-70.3) 6.2 (2.4-15.5) 80.8 (62.0-91.8) 0.0 (-12.6-13.8) 1 949 47.1 2012
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 60.1 (48.1-76.9) 56.0 (44.7-72.1) 7.2 (3.6-14.5) 83.1 (72.1-90.1) 13.2 (2.9-23.3) 6 552 65.0 2014
Japan 46.5 (33.2-63.4) 39.2 (26.5-55.4) 11.8 (6.3-22.4) 67.1 (50.7-80.0) 2.6 (-12.4-17.9) 25 192 48.4 2016
Mongolia 44.9 (33.8-56.3) 39.8 (29.2-50.8) 11.2 (6.5-18.1) 70.9 (57.2-81.4) 2.8 (-11.3-15.0) 838 60.9 2013
Republic of Korea 54.6 (41.3-76.4) 49.2 (35.0-70.1) 6.1 (2.6-14.4) 81.0 (64.2-90.9) 2.8 (-9.2-14.9) 11 944 53.0 2016
South-Eastern Asia
43.2 (40.3-46.1) 39.0 (36.1-41.9) 8.9 (7.2-10.9) 74.9 (70.7-78.7) 4.7 (0.0-9.2) 174 759 66.4 ..
Cambodia 41.1 (32.4-49.0) 30.0 (22.3-37.9) 8.0 (4.5-12.5) 61.2 (46.9-73.3) 29.0 (14.4-41.2) 4 457 67.2 2014
Indonesia 44.4 (38.1-50.2) 43.3 (37.1-49.0) 10.1 (6.6-14.4) 79.5 (71.3-86.0) 1.7 (-7.2-9.7) 71 611 72.0 2017
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 38.2 (30.8-46.5) 34.1 (26.9-42.1) 10.6 (6.4-16.1) 69.7 (57.8-80.0) 24.4 (10.8-36.5) 1 917 65.5 2017
Malaysia
8
33.1 (25.0-43.4) 23.3 (16.4-33.1) 9.5 (4.8-16.1) 54.8 (38.7-70.2) 7.6 (-11.5-25.9) 8 778 58.0 2015
Myanmar 32.3 (26.8-37.7) 31.5 (26.1-36.7) 8.6 (5.8-11.9) 76.9 (68.0-84.3) 22.3 (10.6-33.5) 14 927 57.4 2016
Philippines 34.8 (30.1-39.6) 25.8 (21.3-30.3) 12.7 (9.6-16.2) 54.3 (45.4-62.9) 9.9 (-0.4-19.6) 27 865 60.4 2017
Singapore 39.2 (25.9-59.6) 34.7 (22.2-54.0) 6.0 (2.2-13.7) 76.6 (56.3-89.7) 5.0 (-12.9-19.3) 1 431 52.6 1998
Thailand 47.9 (41.9-53.2) 46.6 (40.6-52.0) 3.7 (2.0-7.2) 90.3 (83.0-94.3) 1.1 (-5.9-7.0) 17 377 56.2 2016
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Region, subregion, country or area
a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
i
2019
Unmet need
for family planning
i
2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
Timor-Leste 14.2 (10.5-18.6) 12.9 (9.5-16.9) 15.8 (12.6-19.0) 42.9 (33.6-53.0) 4.6 (-7.2-16.6) 302 46.8 2016
Viet Nam 56.8 (49.3-62.8) 48.4 (40.3-55.4) 4.5 (2.2-8.5) 78.9 (68.0-87.0) 7.7 (-4.2-17.5) 25 975 73.1 2016
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 58.0 (53.1-62.8) 54.4 (49.7-59.2) 7.9 (6.3-10.1) 82.6 (78.8-85.7) 6.3 (2.1-10.2) 174 948 56.2 ..
Caribbean
49.4 (44.7-54.0) 47.0 (42.5-51.5) 13.8 (11.6-16.5) 74.4 (70.0-78.2) 1.8 (-3.3-6.7) 11 137 54.6 ..
Antigua and Barbuda 43.7 (21.6-71.1) 41.2 (20.3-67.7) 9.7 (3.4-20.7) 77.1 (53.7-91.7) 5.3 (-11.5-21.8) 28 39.9 1989
Bahamas 44.2 (22.1-71.3) 42.1 (21.2-68.4) 8.9 (3.1-20.0) 79.1 (56.6-92.5) 3.2 (-13.2-18.9) 106 37.6 1989
Barbados 50.3 (36.0-64.9) 46.8 (33.4-60.9) 12.2 (6.2-21.5) 75.0 (59.5-86.0) 3.1 (-13.5-19.5) 66 57.5 2012
Cuba 69.7 (57.5-79.6) 68.5 (56.5-78.4) 7.0 (3.2-13.8) 89.3 (79.6-94.7) 4.9 (-5.4-14.6) 2 595 61.0 2014
Dominican Republic 56.4 (45.7-66.6) 54.3 (43.9-64.2) 8.4 (4.9-13.5) 83.8 (74.8-90.1) 4.3 (-5.0-11.5) 2 847 53.8 2014
Grenada 41.8 (19.8-70.0) 38.5 (18.0-66.1) 9.6 (3.4-20.4) 74.9 (50.9-90.3) 6.7 (-10.0-23.4) 28 34.9 1991
Guadeloupe 41.2 (17.8-69.7) 37.1 (15.7-64.7) 10.2 (3.7-21.3) 72.2 (46.4-89.3) 8.3 (-8.1-24.8) 101 36.2 1977
Haiti 28.0 (22.7-34.0) 25.4 (20.6-30.9) 27.3 (22.7-32.3) 46.0 (38.7-53.5) 11.4 (3.4-19.5) 3 028 59.3 2017
Jamaica 39.9 (25.4-58.0) 37.8 (24.0-55.1) 9.5 (4.5-19.9) 76.5 (59.4-87.8) -0.1 (-14.9-12.9) 767 31.8 2009
Martinique 40.9 (18.3-69.4) 37.2 (16.2-64.9) 9.7 (3.4-20.9) 73.7 (48.4-89.7) 7.0 (-8.9-22.8) 85 33.5 1976
Puerto Rico 55.9 (37.4-76.7) 50.7 (33.4-71.2) 6.2 (2.2-14.7) 81.6 (65.0-91.5) 2.2 (-11.9-13.1) 904 51.0 2003
Saint Lucia 47.7 (33.1-62.8) 44.8 (30.7-59.6) 12.0 (6.0-21.5) 75.0 (58.6-86.6) 5.4 (-11.1-21.9) 50 53.2 2013
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.8 (26.0-73.5) 46.4 (24.6-70.2) 10.0 (3.5-21.6) 79.0 (55.0-92.0) 4.0 (-12.8-20.4) 29 52.7 1989
Trinidad and Tobago 39.2 (24.9-55.6) 34.5 (21.5-49.7) 15.1 (8.7-24.4) 63.7 (46.6-77.7) 7.4 (-9.9-22.9) 349 55.2 2011
United States Virgin Islands 44.1 (24.3-71.9) 40.9 (22.4-67.6) 7.7 (2.6-18.1) 79.0 (59.1-91.8) 3.1 (-11.9-17.3) 22 31.5 2003
Central America
51.9 (45.1-58.6) 49.0 (42.3-55.5) 9.2 (6.4-13.4) 80.0 (73.0-85.2) 5.4 (-2.4-12.3) 49 396 58.2 ..
Belize 43.1 (32.5-55.2) 40.2 (30.2-51.9) 12.8 (7.8-20.1) 71.9 (59.3-81.8) 7.2 (-7.3-21.2) 110 56.9 2016
Costa Rica 56.6 (45.0-69.4) 54.7 (43.4-67.4) 6.9 (3.5-13.6) 86.2 (76.2-92.3) 3.5 (-5.5-11.9) 1 296 46.9 2015
El Salvador 50.1 (40.1-60.4) 47.0 (37.2-57.4) 7.9 (4.5-13.2) 81.1 (70.5-88.2) 5.3 (-5.8-15.4) 1 810 51.5 2014
Guatemala 41.5 (33.6-49.2) 34.9 (27.4-42.7) 9.0 (5.8-13.2) 69.2 (57.7-78.5) 18.6 (6.1-29.7) 4 753 58.4 2015
Honduras 51.5 (40.8-62.0) 45.9 (35.7-56.4) 7.3 (4.3-12.2) 77.9 (66.4-86.2) 11.7 (-1.7-23.5) 2 645 56.9 2012
Mexico 53.4 (44.2-62.4) 51.0 (42.1-59.7) 9.6 (5.9-15.3) 80.9 (71.6-87.4) 4.2 (-5.9-13.1) 35 946 59.1 2015
Nicaragua 51.1 (43.0-58.5) 49.3 (41.2-56.7) 3.4 (1.9-6.2) 90.5 (84.0-94.2) 12.7 (5.8-17.9) 1 763 57.2 2012
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a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
i
2019
Unmet need
for family planning
i
2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
Panama 49.4 (36.8-62.6) 46.4 (34.4-59.1) 12.0 (6.6-19.3) 75.6 (62.4-85.6) 4.9 (-10.6-20.4) 1 075 57.0 2014
South America
61.4 (54.7-68.0) 57.5 (50.8-64.2) 6.6 (4.7-9.6) 84.5 (79.4-88.3) 7.2 (1.7-12.1) 114 415 55.4 ..
Argentina 57.2 (43.4-70.9) 54.7 (41.2-68.1) 8.3 (3.9-15.8) 83.5 (71.1-91.4) 5.5 (-7.1-17.8) 11 233 57.3 2013
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 43.0 (35.1-51.7) 31.1 (23.5-39.7) 11.7 (7.4-17.4) 56.9 (44.0-68.5) 19.2 (5.4-32.2) 2 954 51.0 2016
Brazil 65.3 (53.0-77.3) 63.1 (50.8-75.1) 6.0 (2.7-11.5) 88.5 (79.5-94.2) 5.7 (-3.9-13.6) 57 599 56.6 2014
Chile 59.9 (47.2-72.6) 56.2 (43.7-69.0) 6.0 (2.8-12.1) 85.3 (74.4-92.0) 11.8 (-0.4-25.7) 4 568 44.1 2016
Colombia 63.8 (56.1-71.3) 59.9 (52.2-67.5) 5.4 (3.4-8.4) 86.6 (80.2-91.1) 11.5 (4.4-17.5) 13 376 54.0 2016
Ecuador 58.7 (46.2-71.4) 52.3 (39.9-64.9) 5.8 (3.0-11.2) 81.0 (67.9-89.5) 12.1 (-1.7-23.0) 4 438 56.9 2012
Guyana 33.3 (23.1-45.1) 31.4 (21.6-42.7) 17.4 (11.6-24.3) 61.8 (47.5-74.6) 7.8 (-8.4-23.5) 204 57.9 2015
Paraguay 57.4 (48.1-66.2) 54.0 (44.7-62.8) 8.6 (5.1-13.9) 81.8 (72.5-88.4) 13.5 (2.7-23.9) 1 834 59.8 2016
Peru 53.9 (49.3-58.6) 40.2 (33.9-46.2) 5.4 (3.8-7.7) 67.9 (57.5-76.2) 10.5 (-1.1-20.3) 8 602 56.4 2018
Suriname 43.7 (29.0-59.7) 43.0 (28.5-58.9) 11.7 (6.1-20.1) 77.7 (61.0-88.8) 10.7 (-6.2-25.9) 147 53.4 2010
Uruguay 56.8 (43.4-73.6) 54.4 (41.8-70.6) 5.8 (2.8-11.8) 86.9 (75.7-93.3) 2.3 (-7.7-12.1) 833 53.1 2016
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 55.6 (40.8-72.0) 51.8 (37.4-68.0) 7.4 (3.4-15.0) 82.1 (67.6-91.0) 7.0 (-5.8-17.3) 8 554 52.9 2011
OCEANIA 49.2 (40.4-57.8) 46.5 (37.9-54.8) 11.0 (7.4-17.9) 77.1 (66.9-83.6) 0.6 (-7.6-8.6) 9 914 57.3 ..
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 57.7 (46.0-68.2) 55.8 (44.4-66.4) 8.4 (4.3-17.5) 84.5 (72.2-91.2) 0.8 (-8.2-9.3) 6 941 55.2 ..
Australia
9
57.2 (44.4-68.6) 55.6 (42.9-67.0) 8.5 (4.1-18.6) 84.6 (70.7-91.7) 0.9 (-9.6-10.6) 5 840 54.7 2016
New Zealand 60.4 (34.8-83.8) 57.5 (32.9-80.6) 6.4 (1.5-19.0) 86.1 (63.5-95.4) 0.8 (-15.3-11.5) 1 100 57.7 1995
OCEANIA (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 28.0 (17.3-42.0) 22.8 (14.0-34.9) 16.7 (10.5-25.9) 51.1 (35.1-66.6) 8.4 (-8.1-25.1) 2 974 62.3 ..
Fiji 36.1 (13.5-64.0) 31.3 (11.6-57.3) 12.0 (4.0-25.4) 65.2 (33.8-86.2) 5.8 (-15.0-24.5) 228 58.9 1975
Papua New Guinea 27.0 (13.7-44.7) 21.6 (10.6-36.8) 17.1 (9.4-28.4) 48.9 (28.5-68.4) 10.4 (-11.5-32.0) 2 159 65.6 2007
Solomon Islands 23.5 (16.1-33.1) 19.4 (13.1-27.5) 17.3 (11.4-27.0) 47.5 (33.8-60.7) 2.2 (-17.6-21.5) 159 63.6 2015
Vanuatu 36.6 (24.3-49.8) 31.8 (20.7-44.4) 15.6 (8.8-26.9) 60.8 (43.1-75.2) 12.8 (-5.9-30.4) 72 66.3 2014
Guam 41.2 (21.6-70.2) 36.2 (18.5-63.9) 8.0 (2.8-20.0) 73.6 (49.5-88.3) 4.9 (-13.7-20.9) 40 46.5 2003
Kiribati 21.3 (11.1-37.1) 18.1 (9.3-32.1) 18.6 (11.5-29.0) 45.3 (27.4-63.7) -3.5 (-22.8-16.6) 30 65.4 2009
Samoa 16.9 (10.7-24.8) 15.7 (10.0-23.2) 23.4 (17.4-29.4) 39.1 (26.7-53.2) 4.5 (-12.5-21.9) 44 54.7 2014
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a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
i
2019
Unmet need
for family planning
i
2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
Tonga 19.9 (12.0-29.6) 17.1 (10.3-25.9) 14.0 (8.5-21.3) 50.5 (33.7-67.0) 7.2 (-16.4-30.0) 26 49.6 2013
EUROPE AND NORTHERN AMERICA 58.2 (53.4-62.8) 52.5 (47.8-57.2) 7.0 (5.3-10.2) 80.5 (75.4-84.2) 6.9 (2.6-10.9) 246 815 53.4 ..
EUROPE
56.1 (51.3-60.9) 50.3 (45.7-55.0) 7.4 (5.7-9.9) 79.3 (74.8-82.9) 9.3 (4.8-13.4) 163 750 55.4 ..
Albania 28.4 (20.2-37.5) 3.5 (2.3-5.2) 17.0 (12.5-21.7) 7.8 (5.0-11.7) -9.8 (-18.0--2.9) 700 64.0 2018
Austria 60.7 (44.5-74.6) 58.5 (42.8-72.1) 7.8 (3.1-18.0) 85.5 (70.2-93.1) 5.8 (-8.6-19.2) 1 908 55.8 2013
Belarus 59.8 (50.5-68.2) 52.2 (43.1-60.4) 6.1 (3.2-11.2) 79.1 (68.6-86.4) 12.8 (-0.1-26.6) 2 180 57.0 2017
Belgium 58.3 (44.2-71.6) 57.6 (43.7-70.8) 6.9 (2.8-17.0) 88.4 (73.9-95.1) 4.0 (-7.0-13.5) 2 487 53.5 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.0 (22.3-53.6) 18.4 (9.7-31.3) 11.7 (6.0-20.3) 37.7 (21.5-56.9) 15.1 (-2.5-34.5) 801 63.2 2012
Bulgaria 59.2 (39.2-78.5) 47.5 (29.8-66.9) 8.9 (3.2-18.8) 69.8 (49.7-84.6) 19.4 (0.0-35.2) 1 482 59.2 2007
Croatia 50.8 (27.0-76.4) 39.0 (16.8-65.2) 7.4 (2.3-18.0) 66.9 (35.2-88.4) 17.1 (-4.0-37.8) 892 55.4 1971
Czechia 54.0 (39.0-70.0) 49.8 (35.5-65.4) 4.4 (1.9-10.3) 85.3 (71.4-92.8) 11.9 (-2.6-24.6) 2 373 49.4 2009
Denmark 62.3 (35.3-87.4) 58.5 (32.8-83.3) 5.6 (1.1-18.2) 86.1 (63.6-96.0) 1.2 (-14.5-12.9) 1 250 55.4 1993
Estonia 54.8 (30.5-81.6) 49.8 (27.1-75.6) 7.9 (2.5-20.1) 79.4 (56.7-91.5) 6.5 (-10.6-20.5) 279 49.5 2005
Finland
10
78.0 (64.6-85.9) 73.2 (58.9-82.1) 3.3 (1.4-9.4) 90.1 (79.2-95.0) 3.6 (-4.3-11.3) 1 138 57.6 2016
France 63.5 (47.8-78.0) 61.1 (45.9-75.3) 4.7 (1.5-14.3) 89.5 (75.8-95.4) 1.3 (-9.0-9.2) 13 743 54.6 2011
Germany 58.1 (42.9-73.8) 57.0 (42.3-72.4) 6.0 (2.3-16.4) 88.9 (74.1-95.3) 5.7 (-5.7-16.6) 16 829 54.7 2011
Greece 50.8 (30.2-74.2) 37.9 (19.9-60.9) 7.7 (2.7-17.9) 64.8 (40.5-83.4) 18.1 (-3.5-36.8) 2 401 56.0 2001
Hungary 45.0 (29.3-62.7) 41.3 (26.4-58.4) 7.3 (3.1-15.1) 78.9 (60.7-89.7) 2.3 (-14.7-16.3) 2 229 50.0 2009
Ireland 65.0 (45.7-80.4) 62.3 (43.2-77.6) 6.4 (2.2-17.0) 87.2 (70.8-94.3) 2.8 (-10.8-13.8) 1 133 53.8 2011
Italy 55.6 (39.3-70.6) 46.2 (30.7-61.8) 8.8 (4.0-17.5) 71.8 (53.3-84.6) 16.5 (-2.7-35.2) 11 873 53.6 2014
Latvia 57.2 (30.2-84.6) 51.5 (26.4-78.9) 7.7 (1.8-20.8) 79.4 (53.7-92.8) 5.0 (-13.8-20.1) 407 50.9 1995
Lithuania 42.2 (26.4-59.9) 34.9 (20.9-51.8) 8.7 (3.7-19.7) 68.6 (46.8-83.6) 10.8 (-10.1-29.4) 626 53.3 2006
Malta 48.2 (23.8-73.9) 45.9 (22.8-70.3) 9.8 (3.3-21.5) 79.2 (53.6-92.4) 5.2 (-15.2-22.1) 96 60.1 1994
Montenegro 29.3 (18.1-44.0) 21.4 (12.7-33.4) 16.8 (10.3-25.3) 46.5 (30.9-62.2) 6.7 (-10.7-24.2) 146 57.4 2013
Netherlands 62.3 (47.7-75.2) 59.7 (45.2-72.6) 6.3 (2.5-16.4) 87.0 (71.7-94.1) 0.6 (-10.9-9.8) 3 656 55.0 2013
Norway
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66.0 (44.9-88.6) 61.4 (40.8-83.7) 3.8 (0.8-14.0) 88.0 (71.0-95.6) 2.0 (-9.0-10.8) 1 215 52.6 2006
Poland 46.0 (34.3-57.7) 38.6 (26.7-50.8) 9.1 (4.6-16.8) 70.0 (52.1-82.9) 14.6 (-3.9-32.3) 8 902 59.0 2015
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Region, subregion, country or area
a,b,c,d
Contraceptive
prevalence
any method
i
2019
Contraceptive
prevalence
modern methods
i
2019
Unmet need
for family planning
i
2019
Demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
i
2019
Change in the
demand for
family planning
satised with
modern methods
(percentage points)
2000 - 2019
Number of
women
15 to 49 years
(thousands)
Percentage
of married/
in-union
women
15-49 years
Year of the
latest
survey
data
available Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval Median
95%
uncertainty
interval
Portugal 59.8 (46.4-72.2) 53.0 (37.9-66.4) 6.6 (2.9-14.5) 79.8 (60.1-90.8) 6.5 (-8.6-22.6) 2 281 54.2 2014
Republic of Moldova
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53.2 (38.9-66.7) 41.5 (28.2-55.2) 9.3 (4.5-17.0) 66.4 (48.3-80.4) 9.6 (-10.0-26.7) 1 049 72.7 2012
Romania 53.5 (34.7-76.0) 44.0 (26.5-65.9) 5.9 (2.2-13.5) 74.0 (52.4-88.2) 27.0 (-7.1--43.8) 4 424 57.2 2005
Russian Federation 48.4 (34.1-64.1) 41.9 (28.9-56.8) 6.9 (3.3-13.7) 75.7 (60.3-86.3) 11.4 (-5.7-26.4) 33 730 54.8 2012
Serbia
13
50.4 (37.1-63.9) 31.9 (20.8-45.0) 9.3 (4.5-17.7) 53.5 (36.8-68.9) 11.5 (-7.8-29.4) 1 987 52.4 2014
Slovakia 52.4 (30.7-78.7) 45.6 (25.1-71.4) 4.7 (1.3-13.0) 79.8 (55.3-92.9) 10.1 (-8.7-27.7) 1 298 48.5 1998
Slovenia 50.2 (29.1-76.2) 43.9 (24.8-68.3) 6.2 (2.0-15.6) 77.8 (54.5-91.2) 8.4 (-10.0-26.6) 430 47.4 1995
Spain
14
56.5 (43.3-71.4) 54.5 (41.9-69.1) 8.7 (4.4-16.2) 83.6 (71.5-91.4) 5.9 (-5.0-15.0) 10 063 57.6 2016
Sweden 59.8 (33.2-85.8) 54.7 (29.6-80.4) 6.6 (1.5-19.5) 82.5 (58.6-94.0) 2.7 (-14.9-15.6) 2 153 55.0 1997
Switzerland 71.5 (55.6-83.2) 68.1 (52.5-80.1) 4.8 (1.8-12.6) 89.3 (77.2-94.9) 1.2 (-9.3-11.0) 1 913 57.3 2013
TFYR of Macedonia 41.1 (24.7-59.4) 21.0 (11.3-35.4) 13.3 (6.2-23.3) 38.7 (22.0-58.3) 16.1 (-3.2-36.2) 507 65.9 2011
Ukraine
15
53.9 (40.3-66.9) 44.6 (31.4-58.2) 6.4 (3.0-12.1) 74.0 (57.4-85.8) 15.1 (-4.1-32.4) 10 223 60.9 2013
United Kingdom 71.7 (52.9-86.0) 66.3 (47.5-81.0) 3.9 (1.1-13.1) 87.6 (72.1-94.7) 1.8 (-11.4-10.1) 14 656 52.2 2009
NORTHERN AMERICA
62.4 (52.4-72.0) 56.9 (46.5-67.0) 5.9 (2.9-14.2) 83.4 (71.3-90.1) 1.8 (-7.2-10.4) 83 065 49.5 ..
Canada 72.1 (49.9-88.2) 68.5 (47.4-84.6) 3.4 (0.9-13.1) 90.7 (75.6-96.4) 1.2 (-10.8-8.4) 8 353 49.9 2007
United States of America 61.4 (50.5-71.9) 55.7 (44.3-66.8) 6.0 (2.9-15.0) 82.6 (69.4-89.9) 1.9 (-8.0-11.5) 74 685 49.5 2018
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Table notes:
The designations employed in this publication and the material presented in it do not imply
the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations
concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or
concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The term “country” as used in the
text of this report also refers, as appropriate, to territories or areas.
Countries or areas listed individually are only those with 90,000 inhabitants or more in 2017;
the rest are included in the aggregates but are not listed separately.
The gures for family planning indicators are from Estimates and Projections of Family Planning
Indicators 2019. The aggregates for family planning indicators are based on 194 countries
or areas with available data. The proportions of married or in a union among women of
reproductive age (15-49 years old) are from Estimates and Projections of Women of Reproductive
Age Who Are Married or in a Union: 2018 Revision.
The gures for women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) presented are from the medium
variant of the World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision. The aggregates for population
indicators are based on 232 countries or areas.
Data availability and the latest survey observation are based on World Contraceptive Use 2019.
Data are also available in digital form and can be consulted at the Population Division’s web
site at www.unpopulation.org.
Numbers and percentages in this table do not necessarily add to totals because of rounding.
i. Percentage among all women of reproductive age (15-49 years old).
a. The designation “more developed” and “less developed” regions are intended for
statistical purposes and do not express a judgment about the stage reached by a particular
country or area in the development process.
b. The country classication by income level is based on June 2018 GNI per capita from
the World Bank. World Bank income groups are not available for Anguilla, Cook Islands,
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat and Réunion.
c. Countries and areas are grouped geographically into six major areas designated as:
Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Northern America and Oceania.
d. Countries and areas are grouped into seven Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
regions as dened by the United Nations Statistics Division and used for The Sustainable
Development Goals Report (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/regional-groups/).
These regions are further divided into 21 geographic subregions.
e. More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and
Japan.
f. Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (except Japan), Latin America
and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
g. The group of least developed countries includes 47 countries: 32 in sub-Saharan Africa,
2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 4 in Central and Southern Asia, 4 in Eastern and
South-Eastern Asia, 1 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 4 in Oceania. Further
information is available from http://unohrlls.org/about-ldcs/
h. Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least
developed countries.
i. The group of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is composed of 32 countries or
territories: 16 in sub-Saharan Africa, 2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 8 in Central
and Southern Asia, 2 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2 in Latin America and the
Caribbean, and 2 in Europe and Northern America. Further information is available from
http://unohrlls.org/about-lldcs/
j. The group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is composed of 58 countries or
territories: 29 in the Caribbean, 20 in the Pacic and 9 in the Atlantic, and Indian Ocean,
Mediterranean and South China Sea (AIMS): Further information is available from http://
unohrlls.org/about-sids/
k. Among the seven geographic regions used for tracking progress toward the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), only sub-Saharan Africa lacks designated sub-regions (https://
unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/regional-groups/). The four sub-regions used in this table
for sub-Saharan Africa (Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa and Western Africa)
have been borrowed from the “Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49)” of
the United Nations Stsatistics Division (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/).
1. Including Agalega, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon.
2. Including Zanzibar.
3. Including Nagorno-Karabakh.
4. Including Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
5. Including East Jerusalem.
6. For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special
Administrative Regions (SAR) of China, and Taiwan Province of China.
7. As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
8. Including Sabah and Sarawak.
9. Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island.
10. Including Åland Islands.
11. Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
12. Including Transnistria.
13. Including Kosovo.
14. Including Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.
15. Including Crimea.
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Unless otherwise noted, all indicators in this data booklet are reported
as percentages with reference to all women of reproductive age (15-49
years).
Contraceptive prevalence: The proportion of women who are currently
using, or whose sexual partner is currently using, at least one method
of contraception, regardless of the method being used.
Modern methods of contraception: These include female and male
sterilization, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the implant, injectables,
oral contraceptive pills, male and female condoms, vaginal barrier
methods (including the diaphragm, cervical cap and spermicidal
foam, jelly, cream and sponge), the lactational amenorrhea method
(LAM), emergency contraception and other modern methods (e.g., the
contraceptive patch or vaginal ring).
Traditional methods of contraception: These include rhythm (e.g.,
fertility awareness-based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal
and other traditional methods.
Unmet need for family planning: The proportion of women who
want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using any method of
contraception. The standard denition of unmet need for family
planning includes in the numerator women who are fecund and
sexually active but who are not using any method of contraception
and i) report not wanting any (more) children, or ii) report wanting to
delay the birth of their next child for at least two years or are undecided
about the timing of the next birth. The numerator also includes
pregnant women whose pregnancies were unwanted or mistimed at
the time of conception; and postpartum amenorrheic women who
are not using family planning and whose last birth was unwanted
or mistimed. Infecund women are excluded from the numerator.
Women who are married or in a union are assumed to be sexually
active. Unmarried women are generally considered currently at risk
of pregnancy if they have had intercourse in the four weeks prior to
the survey interview. The calculation of the indicator follows the 2012
DHS denition.
3
Further information on the operational denition of
the unmet need for family planning, as well as survey questions and
statistical programmes needed to derive the indicator, are available
from http://measuredhs.com/Topics/Unmet-Need.cfm
Demand for family planning satised with modern methods (SDG 3.7.1.
indicator “Proportion of women who have their need for family planning
satised with modern methods”): The number of women who are
currently using, or whose sexual partner is currently using, at least
one modern contraceptive method, as a proportion of the number of
women of reproductive age who express a demand for family planning
either by using any method of contraception or by having an unmet
need for family planning as dened above.
3
Bradley and others (2012). Revising Unmet Need for Family Planning. DHS Analytical Studies No. 25,
Calverton, Maryland: ICF International.
Denition of indicators
ISBN 978-92-1-148323-9