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

80.50percent · 2017+38.3% since 1982

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. 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. Annual figures for China from 1970 to 2017.

19702017

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201780.5
200684
200186.2
199783.3
198873.24
198769.343
198665.73
198566.15
198466.32
198364.22
198258.19
198154.71
198054.565
197953.665
197850.23
197748.41
197645.215
197540.62
197434.42
197328.43
197222.492
197117.26
197013.47

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World Bank (2026). Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-contraceptive-prevalence-any-modern-method (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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