Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Portugal
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 8 July 2023
Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):
- Live births.
- Abortions, reported includes legal reported induced abortions.
- Abortions (AWR) are combined reported and estimated abortion occurrences from the Abortion Worldwide Report and working papers.
- Abortions, residents, in country only includes reported
abortions obtained within the country by residents only.
- Abortions, residents, obtained abroad includes reported
abortions by country residents obtained in other countries.
- Abortions, residents, total includes reported abortions
by residents, obtained both within the country and abroad.
- Fetal deaths generally includes fetal deaths or stillbirths
of at least 20 weeks` gestation.
- Miscarriages generally includes spontaneous fetal losses/
abortions, fetal deaths, or stillbirths, regardless of gestation period.
- Abortion ratio is abortions per 1000 live births.
- Abortion % is abortions as percentage of pregnancies
(excluding fetal deaths/miscarriages).
- Abortion rate, residents is abortions by residency per 1000 women of childbearing age.
- Abortion rate, occurrences (AWR) is abortion occurrences from Abortion Worldwide Report figures per 1000 women ages 15-39.
Portugal regional level data also available here.
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | abortions, occurrences by non-residents | abortions, illegal | miscarriages | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents | abortion rate, occurences (AWR) |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
1948 | 220,981 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1949 | 212,260 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1950 | 205,163 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1951 | 207,870 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1952 | 211,213 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1953 | 202,135 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1954 | 197,536 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1955 | 209,790 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1956 | 202,667 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1957 | 211,494 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1958 | 212,467 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1959 | 213,062 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1960 | 213,895 | | | | | | | | | 7,705 | | | | | | |
1961 | 217,516 | | | | | | | | | 5,857 | | | | | | |
1962 | 220,200 | | | | | | | | | 5,794 | | | | | | |
1963 | 212,152 | | | | | | | | | 5,265 | | | | | | |
1964 | 217,136 | | | | | | | | | 5,050 | | | | | | |
1965 | 210,299 | | | | | | | | | 6,327 | | | | | | |
1966 | 206,940 | | | | | | | | | 4,773 | | | | | | |
1967 | 202,061 | | | | | | | | | 4,686 | | | | | | |
1968 | 194,962 | | | | | | | | | 4,397 | | | | | | |
1969 | 189,739 | | | | | | | | | 4,349 | | | | | | |
1970 | 172,891 | | | | | | | | | 4,963 | | | | | | |
1971 | 181,243 | | | | | | | | | 4,190 | | | | | | |
1972 | 174,685 | | | | 18 | 18 | | | | 3,678 | 0.10 | | 0.01 | | | |
1973 | 172,324 | | | | 27 | 27 | | | | 3,319 | 0.16 | | 0.02 | | | |
1974 | 171,979 | | | | 59 | 59 | | | | 2,963 | 0.34 | | 0.03 | | | |
1975 | 179,648 | | | | 60 | 60 | | | | 2,781 | 0.33 | | 0.03 | | | |
1976 | 186,712 | | | | 38 | 38 | | | | 2,735 | 0.20 | | 0.02 | | | |
1977 | 181,064 | | | | 29 | 29 | | | | 2,682 | 0.16 | | 0.02 | | | |
1978 | 167,467 | | | | 28 | 28 | | | | 2,319 | 0.17 | | 0.02 | | | |
1979 | 160,311 | | | | 36 | 36 | | | | 2,156 | 0.22 | | 0.02 | | | |
1980 | 158,352 | | | | 41 | 41 | | | | 2,210 | 0.26 | | 0.03 | | | |
1981 | 152,102 | | | | 36 | 36 | | | | 1,946 | 0.24 | | 0.02 | | | |
1982 | 151,029 | | | | 50 | 50 | | | | 1,876 | 0.33 | | 0.03 | | | |
1983 | 144,327 | | | | 36 | 36 | | | | 1,767 | 0.25 | | 0.02 | | | |
1984 | 142,805 | (40) | (40) | (40) | 35 | 75 | | | | 1,646 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.03 | | |
1985 | 130,492 | (60) | (60) | (60) | 34 | 94 | | | | 1,497 | 0.72 | 0.46 | 0.07 | 0.05 | | |
1986 | 126,748 | (60) | (60) | (60) | 49 | 109 | | | | 1,331 | 0.86 | 0.47 | 0.09 | 0.05 | | |
1987 | 123,218 | (60) | (60) | (60) | | 60 | | | | 1,215 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.05 | 0.05 | | |
1988 | 122,121 | (60) | (60) | (60) | | 60 | | | | 1,149 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.05 | 0.05 | | |
1989 | 118,560 | (60) | (60) | (60) | | 60 | | | | 1,154 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.05 | 0.05 | | |
1990 | 116,383 | (60) | (60) | (60) | | 60 | | | | 997 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.05 | | 0.03 |
1991 | 116,415 | | (100) | | 700 | 700 | | | | 957 | 6.0 | | 0.60 | | | 0.05 |
1992 | 115,018 | | (200) | | 600 | 600 | | | | 889 | 5.2 | | 0.52 | | | 0.11 |
1993 | 114,030 | 227 | 493 | (227) | 400 | 627 | | 266 | | 868 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.55 | 0.20 | | 0.26 |
1994 | 109,210 | 295 | 550 | (295) | 400 | 695 | | 255 | | 808 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 0.63 | 0.27 | | 0.29 |
1995 | 107,184 | 268 | 436 | (268) | 300 | 568 | | 168 | | 715 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0.53 | 0.25 | | 0.23 |
1996 | 110,363 | 281 | 466 | (281) | 300 | 581 | | 185 | | 747 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0.52 | 0.25 | | 0.24 |
1997 | 111,382 | 310 | 504 | (310) | 300 | 610 | | 194 | | 691 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.54 | 0.28 | | 0.26 |
1998 | 113,510 | 401 | 568 | (401) | 36 | 437 | | 167 | | 686 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.38 | 0.35 | | 0.30 |
1999 | 116,002 | 491 | 660 | (491) | 34 | 525 | | 169 | | 670 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.45 | 0.42 | | 0.34 |
2000 | 118,551 | 576 | 576 | (576) | 33 | 609 | | | | 692 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.51 | 0.48 | | 0.30 |
2001 | 112,774 | 675 | 675 | (675) | 22 | 697 | | | | 659 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.61 | 0.59 | | 0.35 |
2002 | 114,383 | 828 | 1,018 | (828) | 21 | 849 | | 190 | 176 | 587 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.74 | 0.72 | | 0.53 |
2003 | 112,515 | 721 | 721 | (721) | 23 | 744 | | | | 506 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.66 | 0.64 | | 0.38 |
2004 | 109,298 | 834 | 834 | (834) | 11 | 845 | | | | 423 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.77 | 0.76 | | 0.44 |
2005 | 109,399 | 906 | 906 | (906) | 19 | 925 | | | | 434 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 0.84 | 0.82 | | 0.48 |
2006 | 105,351 | 1,215 | 1,215 | (1,215) | 10 | 1,225 | | | | 417 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 1.15 | 1.14 | | 0.65 |
2007 | 102,492 | 7,213 | 7,213 | (7,213) | 10 | 7,223 | | | | 377 | 70.5 | 70.4 | 6.58 | 6.57 | | 3.89 |
2008 | 104,594 | 18,610 | 18,610 | 18,014 | 6 | 18,020 | 2,600 | | | 341 | 172.3 | 177.9 | 14.70 | 15.11 | | 10.12 |
2009 | 99,491 | 19,848 | 19,848 | 19,222 | 11 | 19,233 | | | | 379 | 193.3 | 199.5 | 16.20 | 16.63 | | 10.90 |
2010 | 101,320 | 20,137 | 20,137 | 18,911 | 14 | 18,925 | | | | 332 | 186.8 | 198.7 | 15.74 | 16.58 | | 11.19 |
2011 | 96,856 | 20,480 | 20,480 | 19,802 | 10 | 19,812 | | | | 294 | 204.6 | 211.4 | 16.98 | 17.45 | | 11.57 |
2012 | 89,841 | 19,156 | 19,156 | 18,408 | 8 | 18,416 | | | | 327 | 205.0 | 213.2 | 17.01 | 17.57 | | 11.05 |
2013 | 82,787 | 18,281 | 18,281 | 17,414 | 17 | 17,431 | | | | 245 | 210.6 | 220.8 | 17.39 | 18.09 | | 10.79 |
2014 | 85,363 | 16,762 | 16,762 | 16,039 | 11 | 16,050 | | | | 299 | 188.0 | 196.4 | 15.83 | 16.41 | | 10.12 |
2015 | 85,500 | 16,652 | 16,652 | 15,873 | 5 | 15,878 | | | | 297 | 185.7 | 194.8 | 15.66 | 16.30 | | 10.26 |
2016 | 87,126 | 15,959 | 15,959 | (15,300) | 6 | (15,306) | | | | 304 | 175.7 | 183.2 | 14.94 | 15.48 | | 10.05 |
2017 | 86,154 | 15,518 | 15,518 | (14,800) | 2 | (14,806) | | | | 283 | 171.9 | 180.1 | 14.67 | 15.26 | | 9.98 |
2018 | 87,368 | 15,015 | 15,015 | 14,336 | 4 | 14,340 | | | | 320 | 164.1 | 171.9 | 14.10 | 14.67 | | 9.84 |
2019 | 87,019 | 15,358 | 15,358 | 14,696 | 5 | 14,701 | | | | 293 | 168.9 | 176.5 | 14.45 | 15.00 | | 10.23 |
2020 | 84,558 | 14,369 | 14,369 | 13,777 | 5 | 13,782 | | | | 282 | 163.0 | 169.9 | 14.01 | 14.52 | | 9.73 |
2021 | 79,582 | 13,961 | 13,961 | 11,640 | | 11,640 | | | | 175 | 146.3 | 175.4 | 12.76 | 14.92 | | 9.60 |
2022 | | | (13,500) | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9.4) |
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | abortions, occurrences by non-residents | abortions, illegal | miscarriages | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents | abortion rate, occurences (AWR) |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
Notes:
- Parenthetical figures are estimates, some of which are
derived from reported data.
- Abortion ratios, percentages, and rates may be based on a mix of
data from different sources and thus may not represent a consistent time series.
Sources (incomplete):
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