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Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods, 2021

Estimated share of women using contraceptive methods, among those aged 15–49 and married or in union. This iscompared between modern methods and any method (modern or traditional).

Any method (% of women ages 15-49)10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Modern method (% of women ages 15-49)50%AlbaniaAlbaniaAlgeriaAlgeriaArgentinaArgentinaBangladeshBangladeshBeninBeninBurkina FasoBurkina FasoCameroonCameroonChadChadCote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Data source: Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank (2025) – Learn more about this data

Note: "Modern methods" include oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), male or female condoms, injectables, the implant, female and malesterilization, vaginal barrier methods, or emergency contraception. "Traditional methods" include fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence,withdrawal, and other traditional methods.

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