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Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Germany was 80.20 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 80.20 in 2011, while its lowest value was 49.10 in 2008.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.

Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.

Year	Value
1971	49.40
1972	60.60
1985	67.60
1992	65.50
2005	64.50
2008	49.10
2011	80.20

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Germany was 67.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 82.20 in 1972, while its lowest value was 50.40 in 2008.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children and Childinfo, United Nations Population Division's World Contraceptive Use, household surveys including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.

Year	Value
1971	70.10
1972	82.20
1985	77.90
1992	70.00
2005	68.40
2008	50.40
2011	80.30
2018	67.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health