Maptheory
social2024

Unmet need for contraception

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•151 countries

Loading visualization...

Key Insights

Global Average
18.1% of married women ages 15-49
Median: 17.3% of married women ages 15-49
Countries Covered
151
with available data
Highest
Libya
40.2% of married women ages 15-49
Lowest
France
1.7% of married women ages 15-49
Top 5 Countries
1Libya40.2% of married women ages 15-49
2Samoa38.9% of married women ages 15-49
3Haiti38.0% of married women ages 15-49
4Angola38.0% of married women ages 15-49
5Central African Republic37.6% of married women ages 15-49
By Region
Other20.8% of married women ages 15-49(100 countries)
Africa19.3% of married women ages 15-49(9 countries)
Asia13.5% of married women ages 15-49(19 countries)
North America10.6% of married women ages 15-49(3 countries)
Europe10.4% of married women ages 15-49(15 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.7% of married women ages 15-49)High (40.2% of married women ages 15-49)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.1% of married women ages 15-49)

Other (100)
Africa (9)
Asia (19)
North America (3)
Europe (15)
South America (5)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Libya40.2% of married women ages 15-49
2Samoa38.9% of married women ages 15-49
3Haiti38.0% of married women ages 15-49
4Angola38.0% of married women ages 15-49
5Central African Republic37.6% of married women ages 15-49
6Comoros36.9% of married women ages 15-49
7Somalia36.6% of married women ages 15-49
8Solomon Islands34.7% of married women ages 15-49
9Togo34.0% of married women ages 15-49
10Equatorial Guinea33.8% of married women ages 15-49
11Gabon33.4% of married women ages 15-49
12Liberia33.4% of married women ages 15-49
13Maldives31.4% of married women ages 15-49
14Mauritania31.1% of married women ages 15-49
15Guyana30.5% of married women ages 15-49
16Chad30.2% of married women ages 15-49
17Benin29.9% of married women ages 15-49
18Bulgaria29.7% of married women ages 15-49
19Burundi29.7% of married women ages 15-49
20Democratic Republic of the Congo28.7% of married women ages 15-49
21Yemen28.7% of married women ages 15-49
22Suriname28.4% of married women ages 15-49
23Eritrea27.4% of married women ages 15-49
24Sao Tome and Principe27.1% of married women ages 15-49
25Malaysia26.7% of married women ages 15-49
26Mozambique26.6% of married women ages 15-49
27Sudan26.6% of married women ages 15-49
28South Sudan26.3% of married women ages 15-49
29Tuvalu26.2% of married women ages 15-49
30Papua New Guinea25.9% of married women ages 15-49
31Timor-Leste25.3% of married women ages 15-49
32Fiji25.3% of married women ages 15-49
33Sierra Leone24.8% of married women ages 15-49
34Afghanistan24.5% of married women ages 15-49
35Republic of The Gambia24.2% of married women ages 15-49
36Vanuatu24.2% of married women ages 15-49
37Panama24.2% of married women ages 15-49
38Mali23.9% of married women ages 15-49
39Nigeria23.9% of married women ages 15-49
40Georgia23.7% of married women ages 15-49
41Nauru23.5% of married women ages 15-49
42Trinidad and Tobago23.4% of married women ages 15-49
43Ghana23.4% of married women ages 15-49
44Bolivia23.2% of married women ages 15-49
45Cameroon23.0% of married women ages 15-49
46Tajikistan22.7% of married women ages 15-49
47Mongolia22.6% of married women ages 15-49
48Cote d'Ivoire22.4% of married women ages 15-49
49Belize22.2% of married women ages 15-49
50Guinea22.1% of married women ages 15-49
51Turks and Caicos Islands22.0% of married women ages 15-49
52Tonga21.8% of married women ages 15-49
53Uganda21.8% of married women ages 15-49
54Saudi Arabia21.4% of married women ages 15-49
55Ethiopia21.2% of married women ages 15-49
56Moldova, Republic of21.2% of married women ages 15-49
57Niger21.1% of married women ages 15-49
58Guinea-Bissau21.1% of married women ages 15-49
59Burkina Faso21.0% of married women ages 15-49
60Montenegro21.0% of married women ages 15-49
61United Republic of Tanzania21.0% of married women ages 15-49
62Nepal20.8% of married women ages 15-49
63Eswatini20.4% of married women ages 15-49
64Barbados19.9% of married women ages 15-49
65Kyrgyzstan19.7% of married women ages 15-49
66Zambia19.7% of married women ages 15-49
67Senegal19.1% of married women ages 15-49
68Venezuela18.9% of married women ages 15-49
69Lithuania18.0% of married women ages 15-49
70Republic of the Congo17.9% of married women ages 15-49
71Oman17.8% of married women ages 15-49
72El Salvador17.7% of married women ages 15-49
73Belarus17.5% of married women ages 15-49
74Namibia17.5% of married women ages 15-49
75Kiribati17.3% of married women ages 15-49
76Pakistan17.3% of married women ages 15-49
77Saint Lucia17.0% of married women ages 15-49
78Latvia16.8% of married women ages 15-49
79Cape Verde16.7% of married women ages 15-49
80Tunisia16.5% of married women ages 15-49
81Syrian Arab Republic16.4% of married women ages 15-49
82Myanmar16.2% of married women ages 15-49
83Kazakhstan15.5% of married women ages 15-49
84Malawi15.4% of married women ages 15-49
85Azerbaijan15.4% of married women ages 15-49
86Dominican Republic15.3% of married women ages 15-49
87Albania15.2% of married women ages 15-49
88South Africa14.9% of married women ages 15-49
89Madagascar14.6% of married women ages 15-49
90Iraq14.3% of married women ages 15-49
91Algeria14.1% of married women ages 15-49
92Guatemala13.9% of married women ages 15-49
93Kenya13.9% of married women ages 15-49
94Costa Rica13.7% of married women ages 15-49
95Rwanda13.6% of married women ages 15-49
96Lao People's Democratic Republic13.3% of married women ages 15-49
97State of Palestine12.9% of married women ages 15-49
98Honduras12.9% of married women ages 15-49
99Lesotho12.6% of married women ages 15-49
100Egypt12.6% of married women ages 15-49
101Argentina12.5% of married women ages 15-49
102Mauritius12.5% of married women ages 15-49
103Armenia12.5% of married women ages 15-49
104Philippines12.4% of married women ages 15-49
105Qatar12.4% of married women ages 15-49
106Paraguay12.1% of married women ages 15-49
107Romania11.9% of married women ages 15-49
108Italy11.8% of married women ages 15-49
109Spain11.8% of married women ages 15-49
110Bhutan11.7% of married women ages 15-49
111Türkiye11.6% of married women ages 15-49
112Cambodia11.5% of married women ages 15-49
113Morocco11.3% of married women ages 15-49
114Uzbekistan11.0% of married women ages 15-49
115Jordan10.8% of married women ages 15-49
116Mexico10.8% of married women ages 15-49
117Indonesia10.6% of married women ages 15-49
118Zimbabwe10.4% of married women ages 15-49
119The Republic of North Macedonia10.3% of married women ages 15-49
120Vietnam10.1% of married women ages 15-49
121Bangladesh10.0% of married women ages 15-49
122Turkmenistan9.7% of married women ages 15-49
123Botswana9.6% of married women ages 15-49
124India9.4% of married women ages 15-49
125Estonia9.3% of married women ages 15-49
126Slovenia9.2% of married women ages 15-49
127Bosnia and Herzegovina9.0% of married women ages 15-49
128Thailand8.9% of married women ages 15-49
129Peru8.9% of married women ages 15-49
130Serbia8.8% of married women ages 15-49
131Cuba8.8% of married women ages 15-49
132South Korea8.6% of married women ages 15-49
133United Kingdom8.1% of married women ages 15-49
134Marshall Islands8.1% of married women ages 15-49
135Russian Federation8.0% of married women ages 15-49
136Sri Lanka7.5% of married women ages 15-49
137United States of America7.2% of married women ages 15-49
138Ecuador7.1% of married women ages 15-49
139Colombia7.0% of married women ages 15-49
140Hungary7.0% of married women ages 15-49
141Jamaica7.0% of married women ages 15-49
142North Korea6.6% of married women ages 15-49
143Brazil6.0% of married women ages 15-49
144Nicaragua5.8% of married women ages 15-49
145Islamic Republic of Iran5.7% of married women ages 15-49
146Ukraine4.9% of married women ages 15-49
147Czech Republic4.3% of married women ages 15-49
148Puerto Rico4.0% of married women ages 15-49
149Belgium3.4% of married women ages 15-49
150People's Republic of China2.3% of married women ages 15-49
151France1.7% of married women ages 15-49
Showing 151 of 151 countries

Topics

#social#% of married women ages 15-49#unmet#need#for#contraception

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

View Original Source