Emergency contraceptive availability by country

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This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability.[1]

(LNG refers to Levonorgestrel and UPA refers to Ulipristal acetate).

Emergency contraceptive availability by country
  Allows direct access to EC over the counter
  Allows access to EC from a pharmacist without requiring a prescription
  Requires a prescription to access EC
  EC not available
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CountryRegionAvailabilityOver the counterNon-prescriptionAge restrictionCostAwarenessNotes
AfghanistanAsiaImport onlyRed XNRed XN[2]
AlbaniaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone[3]€15,60 (UPA)

€4,50 (LNG)

 66-75%[4][5]"Currently, Postinor-2 (LNG) is the only EC brand available in Albania as there is a stock out of NorLevo in the country for unknown reasons."[6]
AlgeriaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)[7]
AndorraEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (16 and over)Under 16s require parental consent[8]€20 – €26 (UPA)

€6,1 – €7,8 (LNG)

 [9]
AngolaAfricaGreen tickY(34%)Red XNRed XN580 - 2950 AKZ23.5%[10][11][2]
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYSome restrictions[12]
ArgentinaSouth AmericaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYOver 14Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires[13][14]
ArmeniaCaucasusGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
ArubaCaribbeanGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone[15]
AustraliaOceaniaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)None[16]$20–$30 (LNG)[17]97%[18][19] "Pharmacists can refuse supply on religious grounds, but must refer the woman to another supplier"[16]
AustriaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€31,90 (UPA)

€12,90–13,50 (LNG)

≥84%[20][21] Common claim that it acts like an abortifacient[20]
AzerbaijanCaucasusGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
BahamasCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)Only available in family planning clinics [15]
BahrainAsiaRed XNRed XNRed XN[2]
BangladeshAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone৳24,00

Free (government clinics)[22]

 "Relatively unknown", 2001[23][24]
BarbadosCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)Access restricted due to misinformation[25][26]
BelgiumEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€24,99 (€15,99 if <21 years old) (UPA),

€8,55–€9,85 (€0–€0,85 if <21 years old) (LNG)

Fully reimbursed under prescription if under 21 [27][21]
BelarusEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)None€17 (UPA)

€10 (LNG)

[28]
BelizeCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)[29]
BeninAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
BhutanAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYOver the counter EC introduced in 2018[30]
BoliviaSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNoneBs55.50[31]
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNRed XN€25,30–30,00 (UPA)

€14,50–22,50 (LNG)

 Anecdotally available without prescription[32]
BotswanaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)[33]
BrazilSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNoneFree at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise[34][35]
BruneiAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN30BND (LNG)Available with a Drs prescription from private clinics [2]
BulgariaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone (UPA)

Over 16 (LNG)

€22,00 (UPA)

€15,00 (LNG)

≥84%[20][36]
Burkina FasoAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
BurundiAfricaGreen tickY (31%)[37]Red XN[11]Green tickY22.9%Women can be refused service by providers, and it is disapproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use.[37][38]
CameroonAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
CambodiaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY[39]
CanadaNorth AmericaGreen tickYGreen tickY (except Saskatchewan)Green tickY (LNG only)[40][41]
Canada (Quebec)North AmericaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[40][41]
Cape VerdeAfricaRed XNRed XNRed XNPossibly due to small population [2]
Central African RepublicAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN
ChadAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
ChileSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNone[42]
ChinaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
ColombiaSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN
ComorosAfricaImport onlyRed XNRed XN[2][11]
Congo, Democratic Republic ofAfricaGreen tickY (LNG only)Red XNRed XNXOF 120023% (2015, Kinshasa)[43]
Costa RicaCentral AmericaRed XNRed XNRed XNDue to active opposition [2]
CroatiaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYLNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old€25,60 (UPA)

€21,40 (LNG)

[44][21]
CubaCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY[45]
CuracoCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)None[46]
CyprusEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€29,42 (UPA)Only UPA is available due to financial crisis [47][21]
Czech RepublicEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY†None (UPA)

†Under 17s need a prescription (LNG)

 €24,50 (UPA)

€21,00 (LNG)

≥84%[20][48][49]
DenmarkEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€23,36 (UPA)

€12,45 (LNG)

45%[50][51][21]
DjiboutiAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
Dominican RepublicCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
East TimorOceaniaRed XNRed XNRed XNDue to conflict in the region [2]
EcuadorSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (only at public health clinics)NoneFree at public health premises[13][14]
EgyptAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[52]
El SalvadorCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
Equatorial GuineaAfricaImport only[2] Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.[53]
EritreaAfricaImport only[2]
EstoniaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY (LNG only)€18,73 (UPA)

€15,79 (LNG)

 [54]
EthiopiaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
FijiOceaniaImport only[2]
FinlandEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNone€33,60 (UPA)

€18,87 (LNG)

>90%[55]Sometimes provided free of charge in hospitals and family planning clinics[56][57][21]
FranceEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY LNG and UPA available for free without prescription to minors and adults alike in pharmacies, family-planning clinics, secondary school and university infirmaries[58][59]
GabonAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY49%[60]
GambiaAfricaImport OnlyRed XNRed XN[61][11]
GeorgiaCaucasusGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
GermanyEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYParental consent if under 14 years old[62]€30 (UPA)

€18 (LNG)

 If under 20 years old, free with prescription[63][64]
GhanaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNone4-19 Cedis64%[60][65]
GreeceEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€25.77 (UPA)

€7 (LNG)

[21][66]
GuatemalaCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)None[67]
Guinea-BissauAfricaImport only[2]
Guinea-ConakryAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
GuyanaCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)Guy $1000-$250030%[68]
HaitiCaribbeanGreen tickY19%[69] / 58%[70][2]
HungaryEuropeGreen tickYRed XNRed XNAnecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders.[71] Several doctors with a private practice offer online consultations and e-prescriptions for a fee.[72]
HondurasCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYN/AN/AAfter having been available one for cases of rape, it became legal for universal access in March 2023.[73][74]
Hong KongAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[75]
IcelandEuropeGreen tickY (LNG only)Green tickYGreen tickY[76]
IndiaAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY<33%[77]
IndonesiaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
IranAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
IraqAsiaImport only[2]
IrelandEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNo age restriction[78][21]
IsraelMiddle EastGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNoneILS 109.19[79]-166 (UPA)

ILS 55-100 (LNG)

[80]
ItalyEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY[21]
Ivory CoastAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
JamaicaCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
JapanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY(Since spring 2026)[81]
JordanMiddle EastRed XNRed XNRed XN[2]
KazakhstanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN€15,10 (UPA)

€5,54 (LNG)

Easy to get without prescription along borders[82]
KenyaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNoneKsh20059%[60][83]
KiribatiPolynesiaImport only[2]
KosovoEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
KuwaitAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[84]
KyrgyzstanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[85]
LaosAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
LatviaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY[86]
LebanonAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN
LesothoAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN35%[60]
LibyaAfricaRed XNRed XNRed XNDue to conflict in the region[2]
LithuaniaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)≥84%[20][87]
LuxembourgEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYAvailable for free without prescription at pharmacies[88]
MadagascarAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY[89]
MalawiAfricaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY45%[60]
MalaysiaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY$1.30-5.00 (LNG)
MaldivesAsiaImport onlyRed XNRed XN[2][11]
MaliAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MaltaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY€37,94 (UPA)

€19,90 (LNG)

 Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation[90][91] There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacient[citation needed]
MauritaniaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MauritiusIndian OceanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MexicoNorth AmericaGreen tickYGreen tickY (LNG only)Green tickYNoneFree in family planning centres75%[92]
MicronesiaOceaniaRed XNRed XNRed XNPossibly due to small population [2]
MoldovaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY€17,03 (UPA)

€8,04 (LNG) †
€4,21 – €4,73 (Mifepristone)

 62% (2012)† Free for women under 21 and in cases of rape at Youth Friendly Health Centres[93]
MontenegroEuropeRed XNPossibly due to small population [2]
MoroccoAfricaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY[94]
MozambiqueAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MyanmarAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNoneUnder Ks1,000Sale was stopped by authorities during holidays[95][96]
NepalAsiaGreen tickY(LNG only)Green tickYGreen tickYRs. 100-150[97]28% (2011)[98] Sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date [97]
NetherlandsEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€35 (UPA)

€15 (LNG)

Reimbursed under prescription [21]
New ZealandOceaniaGreen tickY (LNG only)Red XNGreen tickYNone [99]$35–$50[100][101]
NigerAfricaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY4% (2012)[102]
NigeriaAfricaGreen tickY(LNG only)Green tickYGreen tickYNone~$1.0030% (2013)[103]
North KoreaAsiaRed XNDue to conflict in the region[2]
NorwayEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€32,80 (UPA)

€24,60 (LNG)

Often free of charge of needy patients [104][105]
OmanMiddle EastRed XNRed XNRed XN[106]
PakistanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
Papua New GuineaOceaniaImport only[2]
ParaguaySouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYFree at some public hospitals,

Gs. 35.000 otherwise

 [107]
PeruSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNRed XNNoneFreeMany found to be counterfeit[108]
PhilippinesAsiaRed XNDue to active opposition[2]
PolandEuropeGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[109] ≥84%[20][110] Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient[20]
PortugalEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYFree from family planning centres, €12 otherwise[111][21]
QatarMiddle EastRed XNRed XNRed XN[2]
RomaniaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€20 (UPA)

€13 (LNG)

≥84%[20][112][21]
RussiaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN€7,55 (LNG)≥84%[20]De facto sold over counter, only LNG available[113]
RwandaAfricaImport onlyRed XNRed XN[2][11]
Saint Kitts & NevisWest IndiesRed XNPossibly due to small population [2]
Saint Vincent & GrenadinesCaribbeanImport only[2]
SamoaOceaniaGreen tickY†Red XNRed XN4.7%[114]†Available only at the TTM National Referral Hospital in Apia, reportedly to discourage 'abuse' by either nurses or client.[115]
São Tomé and PríncipeAfricaImport onlyRed XNRed XN[2][11]
Saudi ArabiaMiddle EastRed XNRed XNRed XN6.2% [116]Prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned.[116][117][118]
SenegalAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XNNone$10.36 (UPA)

$7.50 (LNG)

 13% [119][120]
SerbiaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
SeychellesAfricaImport only[2]
Sierra LeoneAfricaGreen tickY (LNG only)Red XNRed XN6.2%[121]30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.[53][122]
SingaporeAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[123]
SlovakiaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€27 (UPA)

€22 (LNG)

[124][21]
SloveniaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY[21]
Solomon IslandsOceaniaImport only[2]
SomaliaAfricaRed XNDue to conflict in the region[2]
South AfricaAfricaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYR86,68–100,75 (LNG) 23% [125][126]
South KoreaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[127]
South SudanAfricaImport only[2]
SpainEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone≥84%[20][128][21]
Sri LankaAsiaGreen tickY (LNG only)Red XNGreen tickYRs.90-150[129]
SudanAfricaRed XNDue to conflict in the region[2]
SurinameSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
SwedenEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€25 (UPA)

€17 (LNG) Free from youth centres

[130][131][21]
SwitzerlandEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY€32,85 (UPA)

€17,50 (LNG)

[132]
SyriaAsiaImport only[2]
TaiwanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[133]
TajikistanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
TanzaniaAfricaGreen tickY (LNG only)Red XNRed XN$5.0011.8%[134]Twenty percent of 15-19-year-old girls become pregnant, and are forced to leave school.[53][135]
ThailandAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
TongaPolynesiaImport only[2]
TunisiaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
TurkeyEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY€12[136]
TuvaluPolynesiaRed XNPossibly due to small population[2]
UAEMiddle EastRed XNRed XNRed XNN/AN/ABanned because of the claim that it is an abortifacient.[137][138]
United KingdomEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYOver 16 without prescriptionFree from health care professionals≥84%[20][139][21]
United States of AmericaNorth AmericaGreen tickY (80%)[140]Green tickY(LNG only)Green tickY(LNG only)None[141]$40–50 USD (LNG)[142][143]45%[144][143]"roughly 1 in ten teens were incorrectly told they were too young to get [emergency contraception] without a prescription."[140]
UruguaySouth AmericaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYAdult only[145]
UzbekistanAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
VanuatuOceaniaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY1000 VatuPersonal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018
VenezuelaSouth AmericaRed XN†Red XNGreen tickY†Technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse [146][147][148]
VietnamAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)[149]
West Bank and GazaMiddle EastImport only[2]
Western SaharaAfricaRed XNDue to conflict in the region and a small population[2]
ZambiaAfricaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYFree of charge at public health institutions[150]7.5%[150][151]
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