Benchmark · Mothers & children

Contraception use by country

Share of married women aged 15 to 49 who use any method of contraception.

In % of married women 15–49. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Contraception use (% of married women 15–49). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of married women 15–49, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1ChinaAPAC · 201785
  2. 2GermanyEurope · 201180
  3. 3BrazilLatin America · 201380
  4. 4FranceEurope · 201078
  5. 5EcuadorLatin America · 201878
  6. 6UKEurope · 201276
  7. 7USNorth America · 201974
  8. 8ThailandAPAC · 202273
  9. 9MexicoLatin America · 202372
  10. 10MoroccoAfrica · 201871
  11. 11RussiaEurope · 201168
  12. 12AustraliaAPAC · 201667
  13. 13Hong KongAPAC · 201767
  14. 14IndiaAPAC · 202167
  15. 15MalawiAfrica · 202066
  16. 16ItalyEurope · 201365
  17. 17BangladeshAPAC · 202264
  18. 18KenyaAfrica · 202263
  19. 19SpainEurope · 201862
  20. 20JordanMiddle East · 202360
  21. 21EgyptAfrica · 201459
  22. 22JapanAPAC · 202158
  23. 23PhilippinesAPAC · 202258
  24. 24PalestineMiddle East · 202057
  25. 25NepalAPAC · 202257
  26. 26South AfricaAfrica · 201655
  27. 27IraqMiddle East · 201853
  28. 28IndonesiaAPAC · 202353
  29. 29MyanmarAPAC · 201652
  30. 30ZambiaAfrica · 201850
  31. 31UgandaAfrica · 202243
  32. 32MalaysiaAPAC · 202243
  33. 33Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202340
  34. 34TanzaniaAfrica · 202238
  35. 35QatarMiddle East · 201238
  36. 36GhanaAfrica · 202236
  37. 37EthiopiaAfrica · 202136
  38. 38HaitiLatin America · 201734
  39. 39PakistanAPAC · 201934
  40. 40Burkina FasoAfrica · 202234
  41. 41YemenMiddle East · 201334
  42. 42DR CongoAfrica · 201828
  43. 43MozambiqueAfrica · 202326
  44. 44AfghanistanAPAC · 201523
  45. 45NigeriaAfrica · 202122
  46. 46MaliAfrica · 201817
  47. 47NigerAfrica · 202315
  48. 48SudanAfrica · 201413

Source: World Bank Open Data, Contraception use (% of married women 15–49), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Contraception use by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/contraception

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