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South Africa Contraceptive Prevalence

54.6%as of 2016Reported-8.8% vs 2003

Share of women ages 15-49, married or in union, using any method of contraception. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

History

most recent 2 periods · World Bank

2 observations are available since 2003. At least 4 are needed to show a trend chart.

PeriodContraceptive Prevalence
201654.6%
200359.9%

Contraceptive Prevalence across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryContraceptive PrevalencePeriod
Nigeria21.6%2021
Kenya62.5%2022
Egypt58.5%2014
Ghana36.3%2022
Ethiopia36.1%2021
Tanzania37.6%2022

Contraceptive Prevalence in every African country

5 countries carry a recent contraceptive prevalence among women 15-49 figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.

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