Countries With the Lowest Unintended Pregnancy Rates
Every country with a figure for unintended pregnancy rate, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Montenegro (10.9), Albania (16) and Netherlands (17.5). The middle country of the 145 has 61.3.
What this measures
Unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-49 (model estimate, 2015-2019). Source: Guttmacher Institute (Bearak et al. 2022, BMJ Global Health). For this measure, higher is worse.
The Guttmacher Institute's estimate of pregnancies that were not wanted then or not wanted at all, per 1,000 women aged 15 to 49, averaged over 2015-2019. Whether a pregnancy was intended comes from what women say in surveys, so it is an estimate built from those surveys and a statistical model. Each figure has a range: Uganda's is 145, but it could be from 123 to 169.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2019–2019. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Unintended pregnancy rate | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 10.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Albania | 16 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Netherlands | 17.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Belarus | 18.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Singapore | 18.8 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Spain | 20.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Switzerland | 20.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Portugal | 20.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Belgium | 21 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Serbia | 21 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Germany | 21.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Japan | 21.4 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 22.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 23.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Lithuania | 25.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Moldova | 26.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Ukraine | 27.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 27.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Hungary | 27.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 27.8 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Italy | 28.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 28.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 28.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Poland | 28.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | France | 29 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Denmark | 29.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Mongolia | 31.4 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | Canada | 31.5 | 2019 | North America |
| 30 | Iceland | 32.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Finland | 32.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Greece | 33 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Slovenia | 33.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Croatia | 33.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Latvia | 33.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Norway | 34.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Korea, Rep. | 34.5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | United States | 34.7 | 2019 | North America |
| 39 | Czechia | 34.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Myanmar | 35.5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 41 | Sweden | 35.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 36.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 36.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Australia | 37.4 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 45 | Estonia | 38.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Thailand | 38.3 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 38.9 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 48 | Kyrgyz Republic | 39.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Indonesia | 39.9 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | New Zealand | 40.9 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 51 | Uruguay | 41.5 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Romania | 44.4 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 53 | Bhutan | 47.5 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 54 | Niger | 49.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Tonga | 49.4 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 49.6 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 57 | Djibouti | 50.4 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 58 | Lao PDR | 50.7 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 51.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Armenia | 52.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Eritrea | 52.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Gambia, The | 53.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Puerto Rico (US) | 54.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | South Sudan | 54.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 56.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 57.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | El Salvador | 57.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 58.9 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 69 | Maldives | 59.5 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 70 | Chad | 59.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Nepal | 59.7 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 72 | Mexico | 60.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Senegal | 61.3 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | India | 62.4 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 75 | Colombia | 62.7 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Guatemala | 62.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 64.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | China | 64.8 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 79 | Samoa | 66.4 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Suriname | 66.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Brazil | 67.2 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Paraguay | 67.4 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Mali | 67.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 84 | Mauritania | 67.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | Honduras | 67.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Nigeria | 68.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | St. Lucia | 68.7 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 88 | Argentina | 69 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Cambodia | 69.2 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 90 | Guinea | 69.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 91 | Chile | 70 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Philippines | 70.8 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Belize | 70.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Pakistan | 70.9 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 95 | Cuba | 71.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 96 | Panama | 73.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 73.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 75.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Guyana | 76.5 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Barbados | 76.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Ethiopia | 79.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | Ecuador | 79.7 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | 79.8 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 104 | South Africa | 81.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Cameroon | 83.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 83.7 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 83.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 85.5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Benin | 85.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Vanuatu | 86.9 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 111 | Jamaica | 86.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 112 | Mozambique | 88.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 88.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Peru | 89.5 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 90.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 92.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Georgia | 93.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Madagascar | 94.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 119 | Comoros | 95.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Cote d'Ivoire | 96.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 121 | Botswana | 96.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Rwanda | 97.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 123 | Burundi | 98.1 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Lesotho | 98.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 99.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 99.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 127 | Togo | 100 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Cabo Verde | 102 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Ghana | 102 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Namibia | 104 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 131 | Bolivia | 105 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Tanzania | 105 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 133 | Congo, Rep. | 106 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Liberia | 106 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 135 | Haiti | 107 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Eswatini | 111 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Gabon | 112 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Kenya | 113 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | Solomon Islands | 114 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 140 | Malawi | 115 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 117 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Angola | 120 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 143 | Zambia | 123 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 130 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Uganda | 145 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
More on unintended pregnancy rate
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