In 2024, the use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49 reached 46 percent for all women and 59 percent for married women. The prevalence of modern contraception varies greatly in the world. In 2024, slightly less than two-thirds of women in North America used a modern contraceptive method, while one third of women in West and Central Africa used a modern contraceptive method.
Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2024, by world region
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
* 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. (September 13, 2024). Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2024, by world region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 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 2024, by world region." Chart. September 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/
UNFPA. (2024). Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2024, by world region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 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 2024, by World Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/
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Use of modern contraceptive methods among women aged 15 to 49, in 2024, by world region [Graph], UNFPA, September 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250486/contraceptive-prevalence-modern-methods-among-women/
