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Contraception in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on contraception in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report includes a range of facts and statistics on the topic of contraception in the United Kingdom (UK). Included within are statistics on emergency contraception, sexual health services and the birth rate in the UK.

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European overview

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  • Premium Statistic Access to modern contraception in Europe 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Women using contraception in Europe 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Women using modern contraception in Europe 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Women using traditional contraception in Europe 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Women using the contraceptive pill in Europe 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Male condom as main contraception for women in Europe 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of IUD contraception among women in Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of women who have unmet needs for family planning in Europe 2021

Contraceptive methods

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  • Premium Statistic Contraception use among women in the United Kingdom 2022
  • Basic Statistic Rate of emergency contraceptives provided by services in England 2022/23, by age
  • Basic Statistic Women using reproductive health services in England 2022/23, by deprivation decile
  • Basic Statistic Emergency contraceptives provided in England 2010/11 to 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Contraceptive use among women in England 2024/25, by type and age
  • Basic Statistic Use of long acting reversible contraceptives in England 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Number of emergency contraceptives provided in England 2004-2023, by type

Conceptions in the UK

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  • Premium Statistic Crude birth rate per 1,000 inhabitants in the United Kingdom 1960-2024
  • Basic Statistic Crude birth rate in the UK 1938-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of live births in the UK 1887-2021
  • Basic Statistic Conception rate by age in England and Wales 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales 1990-2021
  • Basic Statistic Abortion rate of pregnancies of under 16 year olds in England and Wales 2004 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Abortion rate in Scotland 2023, by age of woman
  • Basic Statistic Northern Ireland: termination of pregnancies 2008-2022

Sexual health services

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  • Basic Statistic Contact with sexual and reproductive health services in England 2004/05-2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Reproductive health services: contact for contraceptive reasons in England in 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Number of contacts requesting emergency contraception in England 2022/23, by age
  • Basic Statistic Reason for contact by women with sexual health services in England in 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Sexual health service use for contraception in England 2022/23, by age and gender
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