Countries With the Highest Contraceptive Use (any method)
Every country with a figure for contraceptive use (any method), ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Finland (85.5%), China (84.5%) and Korea, Rep. (84.2%). The middle country of the 154 has 54%.
What this measures
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49). Source: World Bank. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The share of married women aged 15 to 49 who use any form of birth control, including traditional ones such as withdrawal, from national surveys. Only married women (and women living with a partner) are counted. Most countries have a survey only every few years.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Contraceptive use (any method) | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 85.5% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | China | 84.5% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Korea, Rep. | 84.2% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Colombia | 81% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 80.4% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | Germany | 80.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Brazil | 80.2% | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 8 | France | 78.4% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Ecuador | 77.9% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 77.4% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 11 | Peru | 77.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 12 | Chile | 76.3% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 76.1% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Estonia | 75.1% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Venezuela, RB | 75% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | United States | 73.9% | 2019 | North America |
| 17 | Portugal | 73.9% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Ireland | 73.3% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Netherlands | 73% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Thailand | 72.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 72.8% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Mexico | 71.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 23 | Switzerland | 71.6% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 70.9% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 25 | Morocco | 70.8% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 26 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 70.2% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | Argentina | 70.1% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | Turkiye | 69.8% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Honduras | 69.4% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 30 | Paraguay | 68.4% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 68% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Botswana | 67.4% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Lesotho | 67.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Australia | 66.9% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 66.8% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Belgium | 66.7% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 66.7% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | India | 66.7% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 39 | Kosovo | 66.7% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Bolivia | 66.5% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Austria | 65.7% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Malawi | 65.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Bhutan | 65.6% | 2010 | South Asia |
| 44 | Ukraine | 65.5% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Italy | 65.1% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 64.6% | 2016 | South Asia |
| 47 | Rwanda | 64.1% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 64% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 49 | Mauritius | 63.8% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Poland | 63.2% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 62.8% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Kenya | 62.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Serbia | 62.3% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Cuba | 62.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Spain | 62.1% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Cambodia | 61.9% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 57 | Guatemala | 60.6% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Jamaica | 60.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Jordan | 60.1% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 59.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Barbados | 59.2% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 58.8% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 58.5% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 64 | Japan | 58.3% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Philippines | 58.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 66 | Eswatini | 57.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | West Bank and Gaza | 57.3% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 68 | Nepal | 57.2% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 69 | Armenia | 57.1% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Lao PDR | 56.3% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Namibia | 56.1% | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 72 | Moldova | 56% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Cabo Verde | 55.8% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | St. Lucia | 55.5% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 54.9% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | South Africa | 54.6% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Tunisia | 54% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 78 | Algeria | 53.6% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | El Salvador | 53.6% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 53% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | Iraq | 52.8% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | Belarus | 52.6% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Indonesia | 52.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Myanmar | 52.2% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 85 | Belize | 51.4% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Panama | 50.8% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Madagascar | 49.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 49.7% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Zambia | 49.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 49% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | Mongolia | 48.1% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Albania | 46% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Uganda | 43% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 96 | Malaysia | 42.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 40% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 98 | Kyrgyz Republic | 39.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Georgia | 39.3% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Suriname | 39.1% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Tanzania | 37.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | Qatar | 37.5% | 2012 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | 36.7% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 105 | Ghana | 36.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 36.1% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Fiji | 35.4% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 34.4% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Haiti | 34.3% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Pakistan | 34% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 34% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Kiribati | 33.6% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Yemen, Rep. | 33.5% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 114 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Congo, Rep. | 30.1% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Guyana | 29.9% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | Oman | 29.7% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 118 | Solomon Islands | 29.3% | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 29.3% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Tonga | 29.3% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | Burundi | 28.5% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 28.1% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 123 | Libya | 27.7% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 124 | Senegal | 26.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Mozambique | 26.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Timor-Leste | 26% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 127 | Liberia | 24.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Gabon | 24.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Togo | 23.8% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Tuvalu | 23.7% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 22.5% | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 132 | Benin | 22.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 133 | Nigeria | 21.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 21.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 136 | Montenegro | 20.7% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Cameroon | 19.3% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Djibouti | 19% | 2012 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 139 | Gambia, The | 18.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | Maldives | 18.8% | 2017 | South Asia |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 17.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Mali | 17.2% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 143 | Samoa | 16.6% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 144 | Niger | 15.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Mauritania | 14.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 146 | Angola | 13.7% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Sudan | 12.8% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 12.6% | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 149 | Comoros | 11.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 150 | Guinea | 10.9% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 151 | Eritrea | 8.7% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | Chad | 8.1% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 153 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | South Sudan | 4% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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