Legal abortions in England and Wales 2000-2021

This statistic displays the number of abortions that were legally performed on residents of England and Wales from 2000 to 2021. The number of abortions performed in England and Wales has had slight fluctuations since 2000. In 2000 there were 175,542 performed in England and Wales, by 2021 there were nearly 214 thousand abortions performed in England and Wales.

Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021

Characteristic	Number of abortions
2021	214,256
2020	209,917
2019	207,384
2018	200,608
2017	192,900
2016	185,596
2015	185,824
2014	184,571
2013	185,331
2012	185,122
2011	189,931
2010	189,574
2009	189,100
2008	195,296
2007	198,499
2006	193,737
2005	186,416
2004	185,713
2003	181,582
2002	175,932
2001	176,364
2000	175,542

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Data shows number of abortions carried out on residents of England and Wales.
This statistic using original data from the Department of Health and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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