Birth control use here among EU lowest

Ireland has one of the lowest rates of contraceptive use in the EU while births to teenage mothers remain among the highest. 

Just 67% of women aged 15 to 49 use some form of contraception here, a statistic that puts Ireland fourth lowest for contraception use out of the 28 EU member states.

Britain, which has the highest rate, has a total of 82% with 80% of women using what is classed as a modern method of contraception and 94% of women saying their contraceptive needs were being met.