Contraceptive Drugs Market Size, Trends and Growth Outlook by Type [Oral Contraceptives (Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills and Progestogen-Only Pills), Topical Contraceptives, Contraceptive Injectables and others], Distribution Channel (Hospital & Clinics, Retail Pharmacy, Online Pharmacy and others) and Region (Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East & Africa) - Forecast till 2030

Contraceptive Drugs Market Overview

Contraceptive drugs market size is expected to reach USD 19.4 billion in 2030 at 6.60% CAGR during the forecast period 2022-2030. Contraceptives drugs are used to prevent pregnancy and are one of the methods used to control birth. Oral contraceptives are hormonal preparations that may contain combinations of the hormone’s estrogen and progestin or progestin alone.

The contraceptive drugs market is driven by factors such as the need to prevent the rising rate of unintended pregnancies and increasing awareness about contraceptive pills.

Additionally, the rise in government and NGO initiatives to promote contraceptive methods, easy use, and low costs of contraceptive drugs is anticipated to fuel the market growth.

For instance, according to the United Nations study ‘global perspectives on unplanned pregnancies’, globally, more than 41% of the 208 million pregnancies that occur each year are unplanned.

On the other hand, side effects associated with the use of contraceptive drugs is projected to hamper the growth of the market during the assessment period.

Moreover, major companies in the market are involved in strategic acquisitions, collaborations, mergers, and new product launch to sustain their position in the market.

For instance, in April 2018, Mylan launched generic oral contraceptive Yaz tablets, which supported the company's growth in the global market.

Segmentation

The contraceptive drugs market has been segmented into type, distribution channel, and region.

The global market, based on type, the market is further segmented into oral contraceptives, topical contraceptives, contraceptive injectable, and others.

The oral contraceptives segment is further bifurcated into combined oral contraceptive pills and progestogen-only pills. This segment is expected to hold a major share of the market due to easy consumption, over the counter availability of oral contraceptives, and low costs.

Based on distribution channel, the global market is segmented into hospital & clinics, retail pharmacy, online pharmacy, and others.   

The retail pharmacy segment is anticipated to be the fastest-growing segment due to the increasing over the counter purchase of contraceptive drugs.

The market has been segmented, by region, into the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa.

The contraceptive drugs market in the Americas has further been branched into North America and Latin America, with the North American market divided into the US and Canada.

The European market has been sub-divided into Western Europe and Eastern Europe. Western Europe has further been classified as Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, and the rest of Western Europe.

 The market in Asia-Pacific has been segmented into Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia, and the rest of Asia-Pacific.

The market in the Middle East & Africa has been divided into the Middle East and Africa.

Key Players

The Key Players in the Global Market are Bayer AG (Germany), Pfizer Inc. (US), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel), Merck & Co., Inc. (US), Mylan N.V.(US), Allergan Plc (Ireland), Agile Therapeutics (US), Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (India), GlaxoSmithKline PLC (UK), Johnson & Johnson (US), Novartis AG (Europe), and Sanofi (France).

Regional Market Summary

The market in the Americas is expected to dominate the global contraceptive drugs market due to the growing rate of unintended pregnancies and the need to prevent abortions in the region. Growing awareness about contraception in the US and Canada is expected to drive the market growth.

For example, according to an article by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, published in 2017, in the US, 45% of pregnancies are estimated to be unintended each year. Thus, to avoid abortions due to unwanted pregnancies, the use of contraceptive drugs is increasing.

The market in Asia-Pacific is expected to show a considerable amount of growth during the forecast period owing to the growing awareness about contraceptive pills and increasing government initiatives to promote contraceptive methods.

For example, in 2017, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India launched two new contraceptives, a contraceptive pill ‘Chhaya’ and an injectable contraceptive MPA under the ‘Antara’ program.

The market in Europe is expected to show a considerable amount of growth, owing to the increasing number of unintended pregnancies.

The market in the Middle East & Africa is projected to account for the least share of the market due to less awareness about contraceptive drugs in the region.

Contraceptive Drugs Market, by Type

• Oral Contraceptives


• Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills


• Progestogen-Only Pills


• Topical Contraceptives


• Contraceptive Injectable


• Others

Contraceptive Drugs Market, by Distribution Channel

• Hospital & Clinics


• Retail Pharmacy


• Online Pharmacy


• Others

Contraceptive Drugs Market, by Region

• Americas




• North America




• US


• Canada




• Latin America

• Europe




• Western Europe




• Germany


• France


• Italy


• Spain


• UK


• Rest of Western Europe




• Eastern Europe

• Asia-Pacific




• Japan


• China


• India


• Australia


• South Korea


• Rest of Asia-Pacific

• Middle East & Africa




• Middle East


• Africa

Intended Audience

• Research and development (R&D) companies


• Pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies


• Government research institutes


• Academic institutes and universities


• Venture capitalists