Prevalent birth control methods by country

Countries where more than 10% of married couples (with women 15 to 49) use these forms of birth control:
(A few countries are absent in the data, such as Venezuela and Ireland.)

male sterilization
18.0 New Zealand
17.0 United Kingdom
15.2 Canada
13.2 USA
12.7 South Korea
10.5 Netherlands
10.4 Australia

female sterilization
45.8 Dominican Republic
45.5 Puerto Rico
40.1 Brazil
34.2 India
33.5 China
32.7 El Salvador
30.6 Canada
30.0 Mexico
27.7 Australia
27.1 Colombia
25.3 Nicaragua
24.1 South Korea
23.8 USA
22.5 Ecuador
22.0 Thailand
21.4 Costa Rica
21.0 Sri Lanka
19.0 Cuba
18.9 Hong Kong
18.7 Belize
18.0 Honduras
16.8 Guatemala
16.4 Bahamas
16.0 Singapore
15.8 South Africa
15.5 Iran
15.0 New Zealand
15.0 Nepal
14.9 Finland
13.8 Switzerland
13.1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
13.0 United Kingdom
12.8 Cape Verde
12.6 Dominica
12.3 Peru
12.3 Jamaica
12.1 Spain
11.5 Paraguay
11.4 Antigua and Barbuda
11.3 Cook Islands
10.9 Belgium
10.7 Tunisia
10.5 Philippines
10.4 Barbados
10.4 Norway
10.0 Maldives

the shot
39.3 Mongolia
32.1 Indonesia
23.2 South Africa
20.8 Cook Islands
18.7 Namibia
18.3 El Salvador
17.7 Thailand
16.5 Malawi
16.0 Kenya
15.0 Peru
14.8 Myanmar
14.3 Nicaragua
14.0 Lesotho
13.8 Haiti
11.8 Dominica
11.6 Swaziland
11.0 Jamaica
10.9 Sri Lanka
10.5 Bangladesh
10.5 Madagascar
10.4 Paraguay
10.0 Botswana

the pill
58.6 Germany
49.0 Netherlands
46.7 Belgium
44.3 Algeria
40.1 Reunion
40.1 Morocco
37.7 Hungary
35.6 France
35.5 Zimbabwe
34.1 Switzerland
31.5 Bahamas
30.8 Austria
28.8 Kuwait
26.2 Antigua and Barbuda
26.2 Barbados
26.2 Bangladesh
26.0 Denmark
25.6 Costa Rica
24.5 Suriname
24.3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
24.0 Australia
23.1 Thailand
23.1 Czech Republic
22.6 Cook Islands
22.0 United Kingdom
21.7 Slovenia
21.2 Jamaica
20.9 Iran
20.9 Mauritius
20.7 Brazil
20.1 New Zealand
19.6 Saudi Arabia
18.4 Saint Lucia
18.2 Cape Verde
17.8 Norway
17.1 Hong Kong
16.7 Sao Tome and Principe
16.5 Dominica
15.8 Qatar
15.6 USA
15.2 Grenada
15.0 Paraguay
14.9 Belize
14.7 Botswana
14.6 Nicaragua
14.6 Spain
14.4 Canada
13.6 Italy
13.5 Dominican Republic
13.4 Malaysia
13.2 Philippines
13.2 Indonesia
13.0 Maldives
13.0 Israel
12.9 Laos
11.9 UAE
11.9 Zambia
11.8 Colombia
11.3 Finland
11.2 Guyana
11.1 Ecuador
11.0 Tunisia
10.9 Bahrain
10.6 South Africa
10.4 Honduras
10.2 Trinidad and Tobago
10.0 Singapore
10.0 Lebanon

IUD
51.8 Uzbekistan
48.5 North Korea
43.5 Cuba
42.0 Kazakhstan
39.0 Turkmenistan
38.2 Kyrgyzstan
37.7 Viet Nam
36.7 Egypt
36.4 China
35.9 Estonia
34.5 Moldova
30.0 Israel
29.0 Belarus
27.8 Tunisia
25.8 Finland
25.1 Tajikistan
24.1 Norway
23.6 Jordan
21.5 Slovenia
19.9 France
19.8 Latvia
19.8 Turkey
18.6 Ukraine
17.4 Hungary
17.0 Lebanon
15.7 Syria
14.2 Reunion
14.1 Mexico
13.9 Czech Republic
13.9 Lithuania
13.2 South Korea
12.4 Colombia
11.5 Paraguay
11.2 Libya
11.0 Denmark
11.0 Slovakia
10.2 Bolivia
10.1 Ecuador

condoms
42.1 Japan
34.5 Hong Kong
24.3 Spain
22.0 Denmark
22.0 Singapore
21.9 Grenada
21.0 Slovakia
20.1 Finland
18.0 United Kingdom
17.4 Serbia and Montenegro
17.0 Jamaica
16.1 Estonia
15.1 South Korea
14.2 Switzerland
13.7 Italy
13.5 Ukraine
13.3 USA
13.3 Mauritius
13.1 Lithuania
12.7 Czech Republic
12.5 Norway
12.4 New Zealand
11.9 Paraguay
11.7 Trinidad and Tobago
11.2 Botswana
10.9 Costa Rica
10.9 Bulgaria

barrier
15.4 Japan

other traditional methods
10.4 Togo

withdrawal
67.1 Albania
40.5 Azerbaijan
31.9 Armenia
28.7 Romania
26.9 Bosnia and Herzegovina
26.3 Bahrain
24.4 Turkey
19.5 Ukraine
17.5 Italy
16.1 Mauritius
14.3 Viet Nam
13.9 Moldova
12.8 Bulgaria
11.4 Spain
11.3 Serbia and Montenegro
11.1 Poland
11.0 Israel
10.5 Georgia

rhythm method
32.0 Slovakia
24.0 Lebanon
19.3 Poland
19.3 Bolivia
17.2 Congo
16.9 Iran
15.8 Gabon
14.7 Central African Republic
14.4 Peru
14.2 Serbia and Montenegro
13.6 South Korea
11.9 Sri Lanka
11.0 Libya
10.4 Ukraine
10.2 Georgia
10.2 Cameroon

The countries not listed above have less than 28% total use of birth control.

The Albanians sure do know their sh!t!!!

As an Anglo American, it bothers the hell out of me that the Anglo world has very high rates of sterilization (30-46%) -- higher than for any other method -- yet has such low rates for natural methods (1.5-5.9%). Poland is a great example of the opposite: 0.0% sterilization and 30.4% natural methods.

Man I love Polish women. I'd live there temporarily if it weren't for the ridiculous language barrier. I agree though it is sad here in the Mid-Atlantic with that sterilization crap. The guys I've met who have gone that route usually have done so TOO LATE (i.e. 3 kids later and I need to STOP) after they've lost control of their situations.

Being Polish myself, I can tell you (through my experience) that Polish women can be some of the most uptight, picky, and materialistic women on the planet. And on the other side, plenty of Polish men can be some of the most forgiving betas on the planet. It's really one hell of a dichotomy. Also, many Polish chicks to get fat as they age. Ripped as **** around 20, but really, it isn't always graceful :/

I tend to date girls of German descent for some reason. Norwegian types. My success with my own kind, so to speak, has not been to great.