Most common contraceptive methods used by European women 2019, by region

In 2019, roughly one out of five European women of reproductive age used the contraceptive pill while 16.4 percent of them used the male condom. These two contraceptive methods were the most common in Europe, where 56 percent of women overall use contraception. From one region to another, the use of contraceptive methods differed greatly. The pill was the most commonly used in Northern and Western Europe, whereas in Southern and Eastern Europe it was the male condom. The IUD was the third most common type of contraceptive used by European women during that year. Finally, the withdrawal method, which is not, in reality, a contraceptive method, was still used by some women despite its lack of effectiveness.

在2019年，大约每五位育龄欧洲女性中就有一位使用了避孕药，而16.4%的女性则选择了男性避孕套。这两种避孕方式在欧洲最为普遍，总体而言，欧洲女性中有56%的人使用避孕措施。在不同地区之间，避孕方式的使用存在显著差异。在北欧和西欧，避孕药是最常用的避孕方式，而在南欧和东欧，男性避孕套则更为流行。在那一年，宫内节育器（IUD）是欧洲女性使用的第三种最常见的避孕方式。最后，尽管实际上并非避孕方法，但仍有部分女性因缺乏有效性而继续采用体外排精法。