Countries With the Lowest Contraceptive Use (modern methods)
Every country with a figure for contraceptive use (modern methods), ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Somalia, Fed. Rep. (0.9%), South Sudan (1.59%) and Albania (3.7%). The middle country of the 150 has 43.9%.
What this measures
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49). Source: World Bank. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The same survey share as contraceptive use by any method, counting only modern methods: the pill, condoms, IUDs, implants, injections and sterilisation. 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 (modern methods) | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | South Sudan | 1.59% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Albania | 3.7% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Chad | 6.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Eritrea | 7.1% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Comoros | 8.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Kosovo | 9.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.6% | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Guinea | 10.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Montenegro | 11.6% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Sudan | 12% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.1% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Angola | 12.5% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Mauritania | 12.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Niger | 13.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 13.9% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 14% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 14.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Maldives | 14.9% | 2017 | South Asia |
| 20 | Cameroon | 15.4% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Samoa | 15.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Libya | 16.3% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 23 | Mali | 16.4% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Benin | 16.9% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Gambia, The | 17.1% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Gabon | 17.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 17.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Djibouti | 18% | 2012 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 29 | Nigeria | 18.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Congo, Rep. | 18.3% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Oman | 18.8% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 19.8% | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 20.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Serbia | 21.3% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Togo | 21.4% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 22.4% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Burundi | 22.9% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Liberia | 23.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Timor-Leste | 24.1% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 24.3% | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 42 | Pakistan | 25% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.2% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Tonga | 25.2% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 45 | Mozambique | 25.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Senegal | 25.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 27.1% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Kiribati | 27.3% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Ghana | 27.8% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Armenia | 28% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Guyana | 28.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Yemen, Rep. | 29.2% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 30.5% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Mauritius | 31.1% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Tanzania | 31.1% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Fiji | 31.2% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 58 | Georgia | 31.2% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 31.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Haiti | 31.8% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 32.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 62 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 63 | Qatar | 34.3% | 2012 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 64 | Malaysia | 34.5% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 34.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Iraq | 36.1% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 37.1% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | Kyrgyz Republic | 37.8% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Uganda | 38% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | Jordan | 38.4% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 71 | Suriname | 38.7% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Philippines | 41.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | Madagascar | 42.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Nepal | 42.7% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 75 | West Bank and Gaza | 42.8% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 76 | Moldova | 43.9% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Cambodia | 44.7% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 78 | Algeria | 44.9% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | Bolivia | 45.1% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Mongolia | 45.2% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 81 | Belarus | 45.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Panama | 46.9% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 47.3% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Zambia | 47.5% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Ukraine | 47.6% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Tunisia | 48.4% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 88 | Belize | 48.5% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Guatemala | 48.9% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Turkiye | 48.9% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 50.1% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | Poland | 50.7% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Lao PDR | 51% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 94 | Myanmar | 51.3% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 95 | Indonesia | 51.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Italy | 51.8% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | El Salvador | 52.1% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | St. Lucia | 52.4% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Japan | 52.8% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 100 | Jamaica | 53.2% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 53.6% | 2016 | South Asia |
| 102 | South Africa | 54% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Cabo Verde | 54.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 54.7% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 55% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Namibia | 55.3% | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Barbados | 55.4% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | India | 56.4% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 56.4% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 110 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 56.9% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 111 | Kenya | 56.9% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 57% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 113 | Eswatini | 57% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Peru | 57.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Rwanda | 58.4% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Morocco | 59.1% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 117 | Viet Nam | 59.8% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Spain | 59.9% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Cuba | 60.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 120 | Estonia | 60.9% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 62% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Austria | 63% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 64.5% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 124 | Australia | 64.7% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 125 | Malawi | 64.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Lesotho | 65.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 127 | Bhutan | 65.4% | 2010 | South Asia |
| 128 | Belgium | 65.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 65.8% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | United States | 66.1% | 2019 | North America |
| 131 | Paraguay | 66.4% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Honduras | 66.5% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 133 | Argentina | 67.2% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 134 | Switzerland | 67.3% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Korea, Rep. | 67.6% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 68.8% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 137 | Mexico | 69.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 138 | Chile | 69.8% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 70% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 140 | Thailand | 70.7% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 141 | Ireland | 70.9% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | United Kingdom | 71.1% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Ecuador | 72.4% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | France | 72.7% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Colombia | 75.9% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 77.4% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 147 | Brazil | 77.7% | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 148 | Germany | 80.2% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | China | 80.5% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 150 | Finland | 81.6% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
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