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India: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49)

50.10percent · 2021

Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of all 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. Annual figures for India from 2006 to 2021.

20062021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202150.1
201640.8
200643.8

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

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