Use of contraception among women by region worldwide 2019

The use of contraceptive methods increased in all regions between 1990 and 2019. The largest increase was seen in Latin America and the Caribbean where the use of contraception increased from 39.8 percent to 58 percent from 1990 to 2019. This statistic shows the prevalence of any method of contraception among women of reproductive age in 1990, 2019, and a forecast for 2030 by region.

Prevalence of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age worldwide in 1990, 2019, and 2030, by region

Characteristic	1990	2019	2030
World	42.1%	48.5%	49%
Sub-Suharan Africa	13.2%	28.5%	34.1%
Northern Africa and Western Asia	26.2%	34.3%	35.1%
Central and Southern Asia	30.2%	41.8%	44.8%
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia	50.7%	60%	59.1%
Latin America and the Caibbean	39.8%	58%	60.4%
Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)	20.4%	28%	30.7%
Australia and New Zealand	56.4%	57.7%	58.5%
Europe and Northern America	57.1%	58.2%	59%

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

Age group

15-49 years

Supplementary notes

"Contraceptive use is the percentage of women age 15 to 49 who report themselves or their partners as currently using at least one contraceptive method of any type."

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