Pakistan - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Pakistan was 23.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 26.10 in 2013, while its lowest value was 3.90 in 1975.

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.

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Year Value
1975 3.90
1985 7.60
1991 9.00
1993 17.60
1995 12.60
1997 16.90
2001 20.20
2003 25.20
2006 18.40
2007 21.70
2008 19.30
2012 21.68
2013 26.10
2014 23.00
2018 25.00
2019 23.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Pakistan was 34.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 35.40 in 2013, while its lowest value was 3.30 in 1980.

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.

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Year Value
1969 5.50
1975 5.40
1980 3.30
1985 9.10
1990 14.50
1991 11.80
1993 21.90
1995 17.80
1996 13.00
1997 23.90
1999 17.00
2001 27.60
2003 32.10
2006 26.00
2007 29.60
2008 27.00
2012 29.00
2013 35.40
2014 32.00
2018 34.20
2019 34.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health