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

Bangladesh · 1976–2022 · Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division., publisher: UN Population Division

Latest (2022)64% of married women ages 15-49
Earliest (1976)7.9
Change since 1976+56.1
Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division., publisher: UN Population Division, via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.CONU.ZS)
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Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). 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. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.

Source
Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division., publisher: UN Population Division, via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.CONU.ZS)
Data updated
October 28, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1976–2022 (20 data points)
Unit
% of married women ages 15-49
World Bank code
SP.DYN.CONU.ZS
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Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division., publisher: UN Population Division, via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.CONU.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-contraceptive-prevalence (data updated October 28, 2026).

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Year% of married women ages 15-49
202264
201962.7
201861.9
201662.8
201462.4
201361.76
201161.2
200755.8
200458.5
200150.2
200054.3
199749.8
199444.9
199139.9
198931.4
198625.3
198419.1
198118.6
198012.1
19767.9