Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.UWT.TFRT•nan•1984 → 2024•152 countries
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Coverage
152
Frequency
—
Range
1984 \u2192 2024
Latest
2023
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15- by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 8.97%
8.97% – 12.17%
12.17% – 15.38%
15.38% – 20.04%
20.04% – 23.43%
23.43% – 28.55%
> 28.55%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-
152 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-
Countries
152
Median
17.3%
Mean
18.7%
25th pctl
11.6%
75th pctl
24.2%
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Compare trends
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-
PeruKenyaGhana
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| OmanOMN | 55.9% | 2008 | — |
| LibyaLBY | 40.2% | 2014 | |
| SamoaWSM | 38.9% | 2020 | |
| AngolaAGO | 38% | 2016 | — |
| HaitiHTI | 38% | 2017 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 37.6% | 2019 | |
| ComorosCOM | 36.85% | 2022 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 36.6% | 2019 | — |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 34.7% | 2015 | |
| TogoTGO | 34% | 2017 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 33.8% | 2011 | — |
| GabonGAB | 33.4% | 2021 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 33.4% | 2020 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 31.4% | 2017 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 31.1% | 2021 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 30.5% | 2020 | |
| ChadTCD | 30.2% | 2019 | |
| BeninBEN | 29.9% | 2022 | |
| BurundiBDI | 29.7% | 2017 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 29.7% | 1998 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 28.75% | 2018 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 28.7% | 2013 | |
| SurinameSUR | 28.43% | 2018 | |
| EritreaERI | 27.4% | 2010 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 27.08% | 2019 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 26.9% | 1988 | — |
| MalaysiaMYS | 26.7% | 2022 | — |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 26.6% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 26.58% | 2014 | |
| South SudanSSD | 26.3% | 2010 | — |
| TuvaluTUV | 26.15% | 2020 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 25.9% | 2018 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 25.3% | 2016 | |
| FijiFJI | 25.26% | 2021 | — |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 24.8% | 2019 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 24.5% | 2015 | — |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 24.2% | 2020 | |
| PanamaPAN | 24.2% | 2015 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 24.2% | 2013 | — |
| MaliMLI | 23.9% | 2018 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 23.85% | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 23.7% | 2018 | |
| NauruNRU | 23.5% | 2007 | — |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 23.43% | 2022 | |
| GhanaGHA | 23.4% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 23.2% | 2016 | |
| CameroonCMR | 23% | 2018 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 22.7% | 2017 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 22.57% | 2018 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 22.36% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 22.25% | 2016 | |
| GuineaGIN | 22.1% | 2018 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 22.03% | 2020 | — |
| TongaTON | 21.83% | 2019 | |
| UgandaUGA | 21.8% | 2022 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 21.4% | 2023 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 21.22% | 2021 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 21.2% | 2020 | |
| NigerNER | 21.13% | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 21.13% | 2019 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 21.03% | 2022 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 21% | 2018 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 21% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 20.8% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 20.37% | 2022 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 19.9% | 2012 | — |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 19.73% | 2018 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 19.7% | 2018 | |
| SenegalSEN | 19.1% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 18.9% | 1998 | — |
| LithuaniaLTU | 18% | 1995 | — |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 17.91% | 2015 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 17.7% | 2021 | |
| BelarusBLR | 17.5% | 2019 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 17.5% | 2013 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 17.3% | 2019 | |
| PakistanPAK | 17.3% | 2018 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 17.2% | 2011 | — |
| St. LuciaLCA | 17% | 2012 | — |
| LatviaLVA | 16.8% | 1995 | — |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 16.7% | 2005 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 16.52% | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 16.4% | 2009 | — |
| MyanmarMMR | 16.2% | 2016 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 15.47% | 2018 | |
| MalawiMWI | 15.43% | 2020 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 15.4% | 2006 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 15.34% | 2019 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 15.2% | 2018 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 14.94% | 2014 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 14.9% | 2016 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 14.6% | 2021 | |
| IraqIRQ | 14.34% | 2018 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 14.1% | 2019 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 13.9% | 2015 | |
| KenyaKEN | 13.9% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 13.7% | 2018 | |
| RwandaRWA | 13.6% | 2020 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 13.3% | 2017 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 12.9% | 2020 | |
| HondurasHND | 12.87% | 2019 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 12.6% | 2014 | |
| LesothoLSO | 12.6% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 12.54% | 2020 | — |
| ArmeniaARM | 12.5% | 2016 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 12.5% | 2014 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 12.4% | 2022 | |
| QatarQAT | 12.4% | 2012 | — |
| ParaguayPRY | 12.13% | 2016 | |
| RomaniaROU | 11.9% | 2004 | |
| SpainESP | 11.8% | 1995 | — |
| ItalyITA | 11.8% | 1996 | — |
| BhutanBTN | 11.7% | 2010 | — |
| TurkiyeTUR | 11.6% | 2018 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 11.5% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 11.3% | 2018 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 10.96% | 2022 | |
| BrazilBRA | 10.8% | 1996 | |
| JordanJOR | 10.8% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 10.8% | 2018 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 10.6% | 2017 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 10.4% | 2015 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 10.1% | 2021 | |
| UkraineUKR | 10.1% | 2007 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 10% | 2022 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 9.68% | 2019 | |
| IndiaIND | 9.4% | 2021 | |
| EstoniaEST | 9.3% | 2014 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 9.2% | 1995 | — |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 9% | 2012 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 8.94% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 8.78% | 2019 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 8.61% | 2021 | — |
| KosovoXKX | 8.4% | 2020 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 8.12% | 2012 | — |
| CzechiaCZE | 8.1% | 2005 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 8.1% | 2007 | — |
| Russian FederationRUS | 8% | 2011 | — |
| Sri LankaLKA | 7.5% | 2016 | |
| FranceFRA | 7.4% | 1994 | — |
| United StatesUSA | 7.2% | 2019 | |
| EcuadorECU | 7.14% | 2018 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 7% | 2015 | |
| HungaryHUN | 7% | 1993 | — |
| JamaicaJAM | 7% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 6.6% | 2017 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 5.8% | 2012 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 5.7% | 2010 | — |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 4% | 1996 | — |
| BelgiumBEL | 3.4% | 1992 | — |
| ChinaCHN | 2.3% | 2001 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)