In 2024, the global use of contraceptive methods among women reached 50 percent, yet varied greatly from one region of the world to another. Only 21 percent of women aged 15 to 49 years used a contraceptive method in West and Central Africa. Contraceptive use was consistently higher in married women. In 2024, the global use of contraceptive methods among married women, aged 15 to 49 years old, reached 65 percent.
Use of contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49 in 2024, by world region
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
This figure represents the mean contraceptive prevalence, any methods, among women aged 15 to 49
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UNFPA. (September 16, 2024). Use of contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49 in 2024, by world region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248526/contraceptive-prevalence-any-methods-among-women/
UNFPA. "Use of contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49 in 2024, by world region." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248526/contraceptive-prevalence-any-methods-among-women/
UNFPA. (2024). Use of contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49 in 2024, by world region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248526/contraceptive-prevalence-any-methods-among-women/
UNFPA. "Use of Contraceptive Methods among Women Aged 15 to 49 in 2024, by World Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248526/contraceptive-prevalence-any-methods-among-women/
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Use of contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49 in 2024, by world region [Graph], UNFPA, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248526/contraceptive-prevalence-any-methods-among-women/
