Korea - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Korea was 66.40 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 73.70 in 1997, while its lowest value was 14.00 in 1965.

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
1965 14.00
1966 15.00
1971 20.10
1974 27.00
1976 32.90
1979 43.10
1982 47.40
1985 59.40
1988 70.10
1991 69.50
1994 66.80
1997 73.70
2000 71.45
2003 71.20
2006 72.95
2009 66.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Korea was 82.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 84.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 1965.

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
1965 16.00
1966 20.00
1971 24.20
1974 34.90
1976 44.20
1979 54.50
1982 57.70
1985 70.40
1988 77.10
1991 79.40
1994 77.40
1997 80.50
2000 79.30
2003 84.50
2005 80.20
2006 79.60
2009 80.00
2012 77.10
2015 79.60
2018 82.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health