Turkey - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Turkey was 48.90 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 48.90 in 2018, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 1963.

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
1963 6.70
1968 9.30
1973 11.40
1978 17.80
1983 22.40
1988 31.00
1993 34.50
1998 37.70
2003 42.50
2004 43.80
2008 46.00
2013 47.40
2014 47.40
2018 48.90

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Turkey was 69.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 73.50 in 2014, while its lowest value was 22.10 in 1963.

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
1963 22.10
1968 31.60
1973 36.80
1978 50.40
1983 50.60
1988 63.30
1993 62.60
1998 63.90
2003 71.00
2004 72.20
2008 73.00
2013 73.50
2014 73.50
2018 69.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health