Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49)
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. More info »
1990
1994
1997
2001
2004
2008
2011
2015
2018
-5.00
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
45.00
Arab World
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020