This paper examined that socio-economic factors were differently associated with younger and older married women in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Madhabde , a municipality in Narsingdi district of Bangladesh and data were collected through face to face interview. Chi square test and logistic regression was applied to identify the factors that were related to contraceptive use both younger and older married women. The results showed that contraceptive prevalence rate was lower among younger women compared with older women. The finding showed that women skilled occupation and current living children were associated with younger people contraceptive use while women education, skilled occupation, husband approval of family planning,spousal communication, knowledge on contraceptive were associated with older married women contraceptive use. So, this study reveals that socio- economic factors were more associated with older married women contraceptive use than younger married women. So, family planning program in Bangladesh should give more emphasize on younger people to use contraceptive. Keywords: contraceptive, younger women, older women, family planning, Bangladesh
