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Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996

1996, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Finland is highest, at 73.6; South Sudan is lowest, at 3.4. The middle country reads 33.2. Against 1995, 181 values changed (154 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method) · Data for 1996

HighestFinland

73.6

LowestSouth Sudan

3.4

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 196 countries · select a heading to sort

Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
FinlandFINNorthern Europe73.662.578.9Interpolation
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe72.360.980.5Interpolation
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe72.265.078.0Interpolation
BulgariaBGREastern Europe70.462.977.4Interpolation
CanadaCANNorthern America70.262.976.1Interpolation
NorwayNORNorthern Europe67.954.482.0Interpolation
ChinaCHNEastern Asia65.560.477.6Interpolation
FranceFRAWestern Europe64.957.272.7Interpolation
United StatesUSANorthern America64.157.170.3Interpolation
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe64.050.779.2Projection
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe64.050.973.7Projection
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe63.556.669.5Interpolation
GermanyDEUWestern Europe61.251.770.4Interpolation
SwedenSWENorthern Europe59.946.576.2Interpolation
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand59.848.872.1Interpolation
CubaCUBCaribbean59.549.170.7Interpolation
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe58.649.769.1Interpolation
LatviaLVANorthern Europe58.643.276.4Projection
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe57.246.368.6Interpolation
AustriaAUTWestern Europe56.843.369.2Interpolation
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand55.945.365.8Interpolation
UkraineUKREastern Europe55.748.662.7Projection
BelgiumBELWestern Europe55.446.464.7Interpolation
BrazilBRASouth America55.452.558.4Interpolation
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia55.148.074.2Interpolation

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Finland73.6
  2. Switzerland72.3
  3. United Kingdom72.2
  4. Bulgaria70.4
  5. Canada70.2

Lowest

  1. South Sudan3.4
  2. Chad3.5
  3. Ethiopia3.9
  4. Mauritaniashared4.4
  5. Djiboutishared4.4

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 33.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestUnited Kingdom65.0

    LowestSouth Sudan1.7

    Middle country: 27.2

  • Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestNorway82.0

    LowestChad5.0

    Middle country: 42.2

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 181values changed, of 196 in both
  • 154 · 27rose · fell
  • 15unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2024 release

    Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1996.

  • 172 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 43.4. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 196 countries has every column.

  • Some readings carry a flag

    UN DESA Population Division marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Interpolation, Projection.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1996). Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/contraceptive-prevalence/1996

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07Questions

Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996: questions and answers

Which country has the highest contraceptive use in Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996?

Finland, at 73.6, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996 describe?

1996.

How many countries does Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996 cover?

196.

Where can I download Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 1996 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method), 2023.

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