Countries With the Lowest Contraceptive Use (any method)
Every country with a figure for contraceptive use (any method), ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are South Sudan (4%), Somalia, Fed. Rep. (6.9%) and Chad (8.1%). 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 | South Sudan | 4% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Chad | 8.1% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Eritrea | 8.7% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Guinea | 10.9% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Comoros | 11.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 12.6% | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Sudan | 12.8% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Angola | 13.7% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Mauritania | 14.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Niger | 15.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Samoa | 16.6% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Mali | 17.2% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 17.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Maldives | 18.8% | 2017 | South Asia |
| 16 | Gambia, The | 18.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Djibouti | 19% | 2012 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 18 | Cameroon | 19.3% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Montenegro | 20.7% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 21.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Nigeria | 21.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Benin | 22.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 22.5% | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 23.7% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 26 | Togo | 23.8% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Gabon | 24.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Liberia | 24.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 26% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 30 | Mozambique | 26.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Senegal | 26.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Libya | 27.7% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 33 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 28.1% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Burundi | 28.5% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Tonga | 29.3% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 29.3% | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 29.3% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Oman | 29.7% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 39 | Guyana | 29.9% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 40 | Congo, Rep. | 30.1% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Yemen, Rep. | 33.5% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 43 | Kiribati | 33.6% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 34% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Pakistan | 34% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 46 | Haiti | 34.3% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 34.4% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | Fiji | 35.4% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 36.1% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Ghana | 36.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 36.7% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 53 | Qatar | 37.5% | 2012 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 54 | Tanzania | 37.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Suriname | 39.1% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Georgia | 39.3% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Kyrgyz Republic | 39.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 40% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 59 | Malaysia | 42.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Uganda | 43% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Albania | 46% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Mongolia | 48.1% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 49% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Zambia | 49.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 49.7% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Madagascar | 49.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Panama | 50.8% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Belize | 51.4% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Myanmar | 52.2% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 72 | Belarus | 52.6% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Indonesia | 52.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 74 | Iraq | 52.8% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 53% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Algeria | 53.6% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 77 | El Salvador | 53.6% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Tunisia | 54% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | South Africa | 54.6% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 54.9% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | St. Lucia | 55.5% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Cabo Verde | 55.8% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Moldova | 56% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Namibia | 56.1% | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | Lao PDR | 56.3% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 86 | Armenia | 57.1% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Nepal | 57.2% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 88 | West Bank and Gaza | 57.3% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 89 | Eswatini | 57.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 90 | Philippines | 58.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Japan | 58.3% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 58.5% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 58.8% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Barbados | 59.2% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 59.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Jordan | 60.1% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 97 | Guatemala | 60.6% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | Jamaica | 60.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Cambodia | 61.9% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 100 | Spain | 62.1% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Cuba | 62.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 102 | Serbia | 62.3% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Kenya | 62.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 62.8% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 105 | Poland | 63.2% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Mauritius | 63.8% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 64% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 108 | Rwanda | 64.1% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 64.6% | 2016 | South Asia |
| 110 | Italy | 65.1% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Ukraine | 65.5% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Bhutan | 65.6% | 2010 | South Asia |
| 113 | Malawi | 65.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Austria | 65.7% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Bolivia | 66.5% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Belgium | 66.7% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 66.7% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | India | 66.7% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 119 | Kosovo | 66.7% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 66.8% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 121 | Australia | 66.9% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | Botswana | 67.4% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 123 | Lesotho | 67.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 68% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Paraguay | 68.4% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 126 | Honduras | 69.4% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 127 | Turkiye | 69.8% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Argentina | 70.1% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 129 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 70.2% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 130 | Morocco | 70.8% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 70.9% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Switzerland | 71.6% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Mexico | 71.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 134 | Thailand | 72.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 135 | Viet Nam | 72.8% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Netherlands | 73% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Ireland | 73.3% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Portugal | 73.9% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | United States | 73.9% | 2019 | North America |
| 140 | Venezuela, RB | 75% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 141 | Estonia | 75.1% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | United Kingdom | 76.1% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Chile | 76.3% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | Peru | 77.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 145 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 77.4% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 146 | Ecuador | 77.9% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 147 | France | 78.4% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | Brazil | 80.2% | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 149 | Germany | 80.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Nicaragua | 80.4% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 151 | Colombia | 81% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 152 | Korea, Rep. | 84.2% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 153 | China | 84.5% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 154 | Finland | 85.5% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
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