Use of the contraceptive pill by women in Belgium 2018, by age

Published by
Conor Stewart,
May 11, 2021
In Belgium, the use of the birth control pill by sexually active women was higher in younger age groups than in older ones in 2018. During that year, around 74 percent of women aged 15 to 24 used such a contraceptive method, whereas, less than 30 percent of women aged over 45 to 49 years old used the birth control pill.

Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the birth control pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium in 2018, by age*

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Release date

October 2019

Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2001 to 2018

Number of respondents

1,149 respondents

Age group

15-49 years

Special properties

Sexually active respondents

Supplementary notes

*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Quelle(s) méthode(s) de contraception - vous ou votre/vos partenaire(s) - avez-vous utilisée(s) au cours des 12 derniers mois ? " which translates as "What contraceptive method have you or your partner used these last 12 months?"

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Number of respondents varied per age group as follows:
15/24: 183 respondents
25/34: 373 respondents
35/44: 405 respondents
45/49: 188 respondents

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