Abortions
| Year | Number of abortions + Abortions reported in notifications (1) | Abortions recorded in SAE (2) | Abortions estimated by INED (3) | Abortions per 100 live births (4) | Mean number of abortions per woman (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 134 173 | 246 000 | 34,1 | 0,66 | |
| 1981 | 180 695 | 245 000 | 30,4 | 0,62 | |
| 1986 | 166 797 | 221 000 | 28,4 | 0,53 | |
| 1991 | 172 152 | 206 000 | 27,1 | 0,48 | |
| 1996 | 162 792 | 187 114 | 207 000 | 28,2 | 0,50 |
| 2001 | 202 180 | 206 000 | 26,7 | 0,51 | |
| 2006 | 174 561 | 215 390 | 27,0 | 0,53 | |
| 2007 | 185 498 | 213 382 | 27,1 | 0,53 | |
| 2008 | 180 108 | 209 245 | 26,3 | 0,52 | |
| 2009 | 171 152 | 209 987 | 26,5 | 0,53 | |
| 2010 | 172 505 | 213 317 | 26,4 | 0,53 | |
| 2011 | 170 081 | 209 291 | 26,4 | 0,53 | |
| 2012 | 156 824 | 207 120 | 26,2 | 0,53 | |
| 2013 | 149 579 | 216 697 | 26,7 | 0,55 | |
| 2014 | 126 464 | 211 764 | 27,1 | 0,55 | |
| 2015 | 203 463 | 26,7 | 0,52 | ||
| 2016 | 197 800 | 26,6 | 0,51 | ||
| 2017 | 204 000 | 27,9 | 0,53 | ||
| 2018 | 209 522 | 29,1 | 0,54 | ||
| 2019* | 209 757 | 29,4 | 0,52 | ||
| 2020* | 200 932 | 28,8 | 0,50 | ||
| 2021* | 200 855 | 28,6 | 0,50 | ||
| 2022* | 216 378 | 31,5 | 0,54 | ||
| 2023* | 223 260 | 34,9 | 0,55 |
Metropolitan France.
* Data corrected for duplicates (see Box 2 of the Demographic situation article).
(1) Statistics from notifications including elective and therapeutic abortions.
(2) Administrative statistics on medical acts. From 2010, the data include those from the CNAM-TS, i.e. abortions associated with particular insurance programmes. Sources: DREES and CNAM-TS from 2010.
(3) INED estimate. From 2002, hospital statistics are considered exhaustive. Source: Rossier C., Pirus C., 2007, Estimating the number of abortions in France, 1976–2002, Population, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 57-90.
(4) Based on INED estimates up to 2001, based on hospital statistics since 2002.
Sources: INED, "Recent Demographic Trends in France 2024 ", Population, No. 4-2024, Appendix 6.
Update: March 2025