Nearly 1 in 4 women worldwide used female sterilization as the contraceptive method of choice in 2020. In comparison, only 16 percent of women used the Pill to avoid pregnancy. This statistic shows the percentage of women of reproductive age worldwide using various contraceptive methods in 2020.
Percentage of women of reproductive age worldwide using various contraceptive methods in 2020*
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (December 23, 2022). Percentage of women of reproductive age worldwide using various contraceptive methods in 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235180/contraceptive-methods-worldwide-women-percentage/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Percentage of women of reproductive age worldwide using various contraceptive methods in 2020* ." Chart. December 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235180/contraceptive-methods-worldwide-women-percentage/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2022). Percentage of women of reproductive age worldwide using various contraceptive methods in 2020* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235180/contraceptive-methods-worldwide-women-percentage/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Percentage of Women of Reproductive Age Worldwide Using Various Contraceptive Methods in 2020* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235180/contraceptive-methods-worldwide-women-percentage/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Percentage of women of reproductive age worldwide using various contraceptive methods in 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235180/contraceptive-methods-worldwide-women-percentage/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of women of reproductive age worldwide using various contraceptive methods in 2020* [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), December 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235180/contraceptive-methods-worldwide-women-percentage/
