World Bank · Health
India: Unmet need for contraception
9.40percent · 2021
Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception. Annual figures for India from 1993 to 2021.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.4 | |
| 2016 | 12.9 | |
| 2008 | 20.5 | |
| 2006 | 13.9 | |
| 2004 | 21.1 | |
| 1999 | 16.1 | |
| 1993 | 20.3 |
Source
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- Italy
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- Libya
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- Myanmar
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- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
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- Palestine, State of
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- Peru
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- Saint Lucia
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- Slovenia
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- South Sudan
- Spain
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- Tanzania, United Republic of
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