In 2021, the use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49 reached 45 percent for all women and 57 percent for married women. The prevalence of modern contraception varies greatly in the world. In 2021, roughly two-thirds of women in North America used a modern contraceptive method, while less than on in five women in West and Central Africa used a modern contraceptive method.
Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2021, by world region
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*North America was not part of the summary indicators provided by the source. This figure represents the mean contraceptive prevalence, modern methods, among women aged 15 to 49 in the United States and Canada.
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UNFPA. (January 1, 2021). Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2021, by world region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/
UNFPA. "Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2021, by world region." Chart. January 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/
UNFPA. (2021). Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2021, by world region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/
UNFPA. "Use of Modern Contraceptive Methods among Women Aged 15 to 49, in 2021, by World Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/
UNFPA, Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2021, by world region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2021, by world region [Graph], UNFPA, January 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/