Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Japan

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 6 June 2026

Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

Japan regional level data also available here.

yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions (AWR)abortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalmiscarriagesfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
abortion
rate, occurrences (AWR)
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country
18991,386,981     135,727       
19001,420,534     137,987       
19011,501,591     155,489       
19021,510,835     157,708       
19031,489,816     153,920       
19041,440,371     147,058       
19051,452,770     142,092       
19061,394,295     149,731       
19071,614,472     158,814       
19081,662,815     162,676       
19091,693,850     161,576       
19101,712,857     157,392       
19111,747,803     155,319       
19121,737,674     147,545       
19131,757,441     147,769       
19141,808,402     145,692       
19151,799,326     141,301       
19161,804,822     139,998       
19171,812,413     140,328       
19181,791,992     142,507       
19191,778,685     132,939       
19202,025,564     144,038       
19211,990,876     138,301       
19221,969,314     132,244       
19232,043,297     133,863       
19241,998,520     125,839       
19252,086,091     124,403       
19262,104,405     124,038       
19272,060,737     116,922       
19282,135,852     120,191       
19292,077,026     116,971       
19302,085,101     117,730       
19312,102,784     116,509       
19322,182,742     119,579       
19332,121,253     114,138       
19342,043,783     113,043       
19352,190,704     115,593       
19362,101,969     111,056       
19372,180,734     111,485       
19381,928,321     99,528       
19391,901,573     98,349       
19402,115,867     102,034       
19412,277,283     103,400       
19422,233,660     95,448       
19432,253,535     92,889       
1944(1,880,000)             
1945(1,520,000)             
1946(2,450,000)             
19472,678,792     123,837       
19482,681,624 (123,000)   143,963       
19492,696,638246,104246,104246,104 246,104192,677 91.391.38.368.364.9 
19502,337,507489,111489,111489,111 489,111216,974 209.2209.217.3017.3015.1 
19512,137,689638,350638,350638,350 638,350217,231 298.6298.622.9922.9921.3 
19522,005,162805,524805,524805,524 805,524203,824 401.7401.728.6628.6636.3 
19531,868,0401,068,0661,068,0661,068,066 1,068,066193,274 571.8571.836.3836.3847.7 
19541,769,5801,143,0591,143,0591,143,059 1,143,059187,119 645.9645.939.2439.2450.2 
19551,730,6921,170,1431,170,1431,170,143 1,170,143183,265 676.1676.140.3440.3455.5 
19561,665,2781,159,2881,159,2881,159,288 1,159,288179,007 696.2696.241.0441.0453.9 
19571,566,7131,122,3161,122,3161,122,316 1,122,316176,353 716.4716.441.7441.7451.2 
19581,649,8001,128,2311,128,2311,128,231 1,128,231185,148 683.9683.940.6140.6150.6 
19591,622,8001,098,8531,098,8531,098,853 1,098,853181,893 677.1677.140.3740.3748.4 
19601,606,0411,063,2561,063,2561,063,256 1,063,256179,281 662.0662.039.8339.8346.7 
19611,586,4001,035,3291,035,3291,035,329 1,035,329179,895 652.6652.639.4939.4945.3 
19621,613,100985,351985,351985,351 985,351177,363 610.8610.837.9237.9242.1 
19631,657,400955,092955,092955,092 955,092175,424 576.3576.336.5636.5639.5 
19641,714,700878,748878,748878,748 878,748168,046 512.5512.533.8833.8842.1 
19651,823,697843,248843,248843,248 843,248161,617 462.4462.431.6231.6233.4 
19661,356,400808,378808,378808,378 808,378148,248 596.0596.037.3437.3431.5 
19671,934,958747,490747,490747,490 747,490149,389 386.3386.327.8727.8728.9 
19681,871,839757,389757,389757,389 757,389143,259 404.6404.628.8128.8129.1 
19691,889,815744,451744,451744,451 744,451139,211 393.9393.928.2628.2628.4 
19701,934,239732,033732,033732,033 732,033135,095 378.5378.527.4627.4628.0 
19712,000,973739,674739,674739,674 739,674130,920 369.7369.726.9926.9928.3 
19722,038,682732,653732,653732,653 732,653125,154 359.4359.426.4426.4427.8 
19732,091,983700,532700,532700,532 700,532116,171 334.9334.925.0925.0926.4 
19742,029,989679,837679,837679,837 679,837109,738 334.9334.925.0925.0925.6 
19751,901,440671,597671,597671,597 671,597101,862 353.2353.226.1026.1025.2 
19761,832,617664,106664,106664,106 664,106101,930 362.4362.426.6026.6025.0 
19771,755,100641,242641,242641,242 641,24295,247 365.4365.426.7626.7624.2 
19781,708,643618,044618,044618,044 618,04487,463 361.7361.726.5626.5623.4 
19791,642,580613,676613,676613,676 613,67682,311 373.6373.627.2027.2023.2 
19801,576,889598,084598,084598,084 598,08477,446 379.3379.327.5027.5022.6 
19811,529,455596,569596,569596,569 596,56979,222 390.1390.128.0628.0622.7 
19821,515,392590,299590,299590,299 590,29978,107 389.5389.528.0328.0322.5 
19831,508,687568,363568,363568,3636568,36971,941 376.7376.727.3627.3621.5 
19841,489,780568,916568,916568,916 568,91672,361 381.9381.927.6327.6321.4 
19851,431,577550,127550,127550,127 550,12769,009 384.3384.327.7627.7617.8 
19861,382,946527,900527,900527,90010527,91065,678 381.7381.727.6327.6319.8 
19871,346,658497,756497,756497,756 497,75663,834 369.6369.626.9926.9916.0 
19881,314,006486,146486,146486,146 486,14659,636 370.0370.027.0127.0118.2 
19891,246,802466,876466,876466,876 466,87655,204 374.5374.527.2427.2414.9 
19901,221,585456,797456,797456,797 456,79753,892 373.9373.927.2227.2217.021.10
19911,223,245436,299436,299436,299 436,29950,510 356.7356.726.2926.2916.120.27
19921,208,989413,032413,032413,032 413,03248,896 341.6341.625.4625.4615.419.27
19931,188,282386,807386,807386,807 386,80745,090 325.5325.524.5624.5614.618.10
19941,238,328364,350364,350364,350 364,35042,962 294.2294.222.7322.7314.017.08
19951,187,064343,024343,024343,024 343,02439,403 289.0289.022.4222.4213.416.13
19961,206,555338,867338,867338,867 338,86739,536 280.9280.921.9321.9313.015.98
19971,190,000337,799337,799337,799 337,79939,546 283.9283.922.1122.1111.015.95
19981,203,147333,220333,220333,220 333,22038,988 277.0277.021.6921.6911.015.74
19991,177,669337,314337,314337,314 337,31438,452 286.4286.422.2722.2711.315.96
20001,190,547341,164341,146341,164 341,16438,3933,050286.6286.622.2722.2711.716.18
20011,170,662341,588341,588341,588 341,58837,4672,882291.8291.822.5922.5911.816.24
20021,153,855329,326329,326329,326 329,32636,9782,851285.4285.422.2022.2011.415.70
20031,123,610319,831319,831319,8312319,83335,3302,692284.6284.622.1622.1611.215.34
20041,110,721301,673301,673301,6731301,67434,3652,487271.6271.621.3621.3610.614.59
20051,062,530289,127289,127289,1271289,12831,8182,401272.1272.121.3921.3910.314.13
20061,092,674276,352276,352276,3526276,35830,9112,367252.9252.920.1920.199.913.55
20071,089,818256,672256,672256,672 256,67229,3132,254235.5235.519.0619.069.312.73
20081,091,156242,326242,326242,3262242,32828,1772,209222.1222.118.1718.178.812.20
20091,070,035226,878226,878226,878 226,87827,0052,222212.0212.017.4917.498.311.61
20101,071,304212,694212,694212,6941212,69526,5602,187198.5198.516.5716.567.911.08
20111,050,806202,106202,106202,106 202,10625,7552,137192.3192.316.1316.137.510.74
20121,037,231196,639196,639196,6391196,64024,8001,969189.6189.615.9415.947.410.69
20131,029,816186,253186,253186,253 186,25324,1021,897180.9180.915.3215.327.010.36
20141,003,539181,905181,905181,9051181,90623,5261,790181.3181.315.3415.346.910.35
20151,005,677176,388176,388176,3881176,38922,6211,830175.4175.414.9214.926.810.25
2016977,242168,015168,015168,015 168,01520,9411,700171.9171.914.6714.676.59.95
2017946,146164,621164,621164,621 164,62120,3641,616174.0174.014.8214.826.49.93
2018918,400161,741161,741161,741 161,74119,6141,383176.1176.114.9714.976.49.93
2019865,239156,430156,430156,430 156,43019,4541,375180.8180.815.3115.316.29.76
2020840,835141,433141,433141,433 141,43317,2781,253168.2168.214.4014.405.88.97
2021811,622126,174126,174126,174 126,17416,2771,309155.5155.513.4513.455.18.13
2022770,759122,725122,725122,725 122,72515,1791,261159.2159.213.7413.745.18.02
2023727,288126,734126,734126,734 126,73415,5341,216174.3174.314.8414.845.38.39
2024720,988127,992127,992127,992 127,992  186.6186.615.7215.72 8.59
2025705,809 (124,000)           
yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions (AWR)abortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalmiscarriagesfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
abortion
rate, occurrences (AWR)
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country

Notes:

Sources (incomplete):


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