U.S.S.R. abortions and live births by republic, 1920-1991

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 17 October 2022

Reported or estimated abortions by republic, 1920-1991

yearArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusEstoniaGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLatviaLithuaniaMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanKarelo-FinnishUSSR totalyear
1919xxxxxxxxxx xx xx 1919
1920   xxxxxxx xx xx 1920
1921   x xxxxx10,000xx xx10,0001921
1922   x xxxxx20,763xx xx20,7631922
1923   x xxxxx28,293xx xx28,2931923
1924   x xxxxx31,575xx87,000 x131,5721924
1925   x xxxxx55,290x 149,700 x240,0001925
1926   x xxxxx121,978x 195,000 x317,0001926
1927   x xxxxx113,100x 242,000 x374,0001927
1928   x xxxxx31,500x 310,000 x342,0001928
1929   x xxxxx33,900  380,000 x414,0001929
1930   x xxxxx34,000  450,000 x484,0001930
1931   x xxxxx57,000  520,000 x577,0001931
1932   x xxxxx   590,000 x590,0001932
1933   x xxxxx73,000  659,000 x732,0001933
1934   x xxxxx700,000  393,000 x1,093,0001934
1935   x   xxx155,000    x158,6001935
1936   x   xxx803,058    x803,0581936
1937   x   xxx355,025    x567,9001937
1938   x   xxx429,695    x681,3001938
1939   x   xxx464,246    x722,9001939
1940          500,516     807,0001940
1941                (400,000)1941
1942     11,214          (160,000)1942
1943     1,600          (80,000)1943
1944     7,811          (90,000)1944
1945     10,303          (150,000)1945
1946     15,901          (290,000)1946
1947     16,263          (330,000)1947
1948     4,079          (380,000)1948
1949                (390,000)1949
1950                (450,000)1950
1951                (460,000)1951
1952                (460,000)1952
1953                (450,000)1953
1954                1,985,3021954
1955                2,598,7611955
1956               x4,724,5471956
1957          3,407,398    x5,338,7381957
1958          3,939,362    x6,128,8711958
1959          4,174,111    x6,398,5411959
1960  170,78735,91542,834   36,50060,6874,373,042    x7,038,3951960
1961  178,290       4,759,040    x7,425,5071961
1962  185,554       4,925,124    x7,774,5061962
1963  191,13740,166      5,134,100    x8,023,2901963
1964  200,53442,340      5,376,200    x8,408,4081964
1965 62,740205,99940,05945,668   44,49288,6045,463,300    x8,551,3511965
1966  203,43040,767      5,322,500    x8,337,5671966
1967  203,722       5,005,000    x7,846,3541967
1968  198,955       4,872,900    x7,645,4411968
1969  191,637       4,751,100    x7,460,3161969
1970 58,574187,93540,66346,348   45,29886,0934,837,700  1,130,115 x7,531,2701970
197148,13864,943190,16942,25649,759382,70267,16766,12246,67986,9594,838,74937,84932,3131,155,870156,450x7,610,0011971
197248,81360,307185,10142,30954,879383,76465,90165,22346,72388,6494,765,90039,33133,2021,129,500148,988x7,497,2641972
197346,65455,592193,50341,38177,857387,62664,94364,11746,28891,4504,747,03740,03935,0951,140,365143,370x7,514,7651973
197445,86963,213194,24739,90283,454377,07063,44262,45146,65892,0184,674,05039,65036,1051,143,285151,683x7,449,1291974
197545,48358,512194,71038,92795,094390,80963,96358,78645,58293,3944,670,70039,39634,1241,145,831160,086x7,471,5721975
197639,64759,798199,12138,341102,009395,71265,02557,69246,71897,6194,757,05540,32034,8931,196,600161,331x7,636,1911976
197739,13661,724202,14638,145102,148406,24766,50358,61746,384105,8084,686,06341,65335,2351,186,676161,206x7,579,1051977
197837,02262,660201,61936,86591,709392,73466,05259,56546,485103,2634,656,05740,50435,8191,170,184158,971x7,497,3971978
197935,74560,754203,44636,12988,519380,69264,35159,20845,896100,4844,540,44041,54234,8581,153,275158,515x7,339,5661979
198032,60458,012201,85235,49788,656378,12564,95759,90945,18996,2834,506,24940,13533,7621,196,696160,700x7,333,0731980
198132,10558,574202,34035,05294,635359,82465,29159,06745,55192,4324,400,67641,83232,4531,145,870166,396x7,834,0001981
198232,00459,156198,01136,27282,704364,08767,55559,19045,18394,4614,462,82540,48234,8171,172,375169,608x7,250,3551982
198333,15849,532207,46134,25081,172362,37168,69057,42644,09894,8404,317,12939,55633,1061,159,679175,230x7,085,3701983
198433,38554,136210,84433,74769,649349,36666,22758,70842,48190,3984,361,95938,62429,2661,166,762185,710x7,115,8251984
198533,89653,197200,88835,65269,000367,33469,38257,87342,026102,6614,552,44340,65631,1391,178,686199,576x7,365,8521985
198638,11651,431171,11436,35474,702332,05573,80259,38839,245110,0114,579,40042,44134,0311,166,039211,022x7,116,0001986
198732,58749,478163,76134,71376,000329,81974,06056,90037,783112,4264,385,62742,32135,8821,168,136223,418x6,822,9111987
198829,14943,695217,32930,70275,903362,59680,80954,86634,845102,7474,608,95354,49047,4441,080,029258,283x7,265,8261988
198926,14139,022256,04128,21673,770358,12487,21253,16950,10090,8604,427,71354,49439,0681,058,414226,276x6,974,4311989
199026,09425,536260,83929,41061,127355,17353,64148,99550,00081,9314,103,42555,52137,2221,019,038214,137x6,459,0001990
199127,26434,006241,13829,40659,384358,48448,81338,83745,90473,4543,608,42152,07235,451957,022188,995x6,014,0001991
yearArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusEstoniaGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLatviaLithuaniaMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanKarelo-FinnishUSSR totalyear


Reported live births by republic, 1919-1991

yearArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusEstoniaGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLatviaLithuaniaMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanKarelo-FinnishUSSR totalyear
1919xxxxxxxxxx xx xx 1919
1920   xxxxxxx xx xx4,447,0001920
1921   x xxxxx xx xx4,816,0001921
1922   x xxxxx xx xx5,185,0001922
1923   x xxxxx2,463,650xx xx6,230,0001923
1924  159,010x xxxxx3,055,527xx1,162,900 x5,907,0001924
1925  172,335x xxxxx3,565,516x 1,196,800 x6,248,0001925
192646,697 200,344x xxxxx4,045,319x 1,207,907 x6,398,0001926
1927   x xxxxx4,193,310x 1,184,400 x6,731,0001927
1928   x xxxxx4,301,647x 1,139,300 x6,620,0001928
1929   x xxxxx4,164,728  1,081,000 x6,384,0001929
1930   x xxxxx3,598,503  1,022,952 x6,140,0001930
1931   x xxxxx3,591,644  975,320 x5,862,0001931
1932   x xxxxx3,359,056  782,042 x5,567,0001932
193330,700 123,905x37,007xxxxx2,723,233 5,448470,68517,926x5,272,0001933
193430,12422,975109,791x42,601xxxxx2,646,221 6,042551,52027,820x4,779,0001934
193549,28965,245152,847x65,870153,63221,186xxx3,540,3157,24224,998759,07577,098x4,829,0001935
193650,61775,761176,879x79,396196,58729,022xxx3,677,24213,25930,670893,055127,275x5,349,7631936
193758,113110,341193,754x98,686237,83039,781xxx4,229,40321,12740,7301,214,017161,064x6,404,8461937
193855,76299,729191,745x97,778237,56541,679xxx4,231,02434,29143,7711,113,467176,224x6,323,0351938
193954,328101,529194,304x95,125257,42146,834xxx4,154,68737,40343,5531,073,516208,917x6,286,2161939
194055,17796,981156,93418,407100,060259,30751,41637,49368,00066,0003,660,16147,26548,6861,135,000221,773 6,095,6091940
194144,65775,735 19,57483,385229,41446,88536,295  2,500,64046,70941,415975,000183,621 3,252,4611941
194231,00253,410 19,24259,653174,57036,82136,370  1,526,47034,41036,359705,000140,1722,3892,095,2561942
194316,54928,958 16,00134,057103,02418,93535,915  960,65417,45119,400550,00069,3171,7891,270,1341943
194415,56733,56422,69015,18040,59784,50914,678   1,093,04616,99317,733575,00068,3843,8301,544,2031944
194521,65039,818126,58214,96849,984105,93820,33426,21760,39242,7951,404,62924,87325,615415,939102,3425,7722,487,8481945
194634,64962,727157,35319,40865,274179,62036,94030,54458,39964,4622,372,93733,90936,164721,943146,29410,5734,031,1961946
194741,64880,046185,97922,72177,606238,05352,55634,83259,68057,5552,575,70641,45845,764697,261183,14312,2324,406,2401947
194837,88678,324185,30621,77771,245221,45445,68835,40258,78073,1232,403,72433,43932,816742,147140,43312,1924,193,7361948
194941,66083,760212,44821,77078,201238,84155,01335,67163,03494,1802,956,38840,56940,942891,242170,22417,8415,041,7841949
195043,41490,280197,16420,27983,166254,16956,47133,13760,71991,1372,741,91046,57146,335825,147192,18817,1044,805,3061950
195149,790100,979198,27520,73085,988272,35458,82832,76458,50491,6452,823,49648,40746,417838,777207,30219,1014,954,5561951
195253,845106,687191,06721,11190,019265,23557,63232,27856,94480,9182,821,12654,93149,306823,187223,45220,3714,948,1091952
195351,025101,378176,19320,14683,964262,75860,75530,98652,61079,0412,695,47854,69748,482795,652219,83220,6254,754,3671953
195457,995117,428193,06220,90993,433278,42063,80333,20254,22983,6072,925,29256,94651,162845,128237,47023,0315,135,1171954
195559,477125,599194,34520,78692,409299,85463,88332,96855,52579,7722,844,17860,33555,171792,696248,54521,8385,047,3811955
195662,119134,594199,54219,66092,372305,43065,66732,59053,74181,3722,769,37762,96053,528822,569267,187x5,022,7081956
195766,862139,529200,77619,50990,964326,76668,64433,71456,22385,7432,831,59862,96655,955847,781276,668x5,163,6981957
195871,213147,534207,74519,59893,825336,02070,52135,06861,19087,5022,819,20856,82659,235873,483300,646x5,239,6141958
195972,211155,872204,57419,93898,896349,79470,50135,02862,24192,1762,796,22860,97860,430880,552305,082x5,264,5011959
196074,825165,849200,21820,187102,866372,59580,20935,46862,48587,9102,782,35369,71567,676878,768339,851x5,340,9751960
196172,377170,504194,23920,230104,429377,78980,67135,99362,77586,6832,662,13573,65367,790843,482339,165x5,191,9151961
196269,505168,341185,30219,959101,717369,00279,01035,06159,72880,4942,482,53975,90968,725823,151340,649x4,959,0921962
196367,382175,033173,88919,275100,326346,08480,27933,84357,02478,4222,331,50580,73370,005794,969348,975x4,757,7441963
196464,454176,546161,79419,62997,433324,41279,34233,05355,85673,5832,121,99484,30069,777741,668352,946x4,456,7871964
196562,969167,429153,86518,90994,987314,53380,81231,21253,81867,9961,990,52092,44870,258692,153361,187x4,253,0961965
196661,594166,545153,41418,62992,026307,90581,77131,97454,27571,4061,957,76391,82573,109713,492365,896x4,241,6241966
196757,031157,270147,50118,67189,302301,71583,60932,23253,80671,3801,851,04193,98871,062699,381365,105x4,093,0941967
196857,503158,962146,09519,78289,660296,88286,74132,69354,25869,9971,816,509101,46273,470693,064390,827x4,087,9051968
196956,203148,078142,65220,78187,069297,12987,21032,91554,26367,5751,847,59298,83172,892687,991385,779x4,086,9601969
197055,694150,976146,67621,55290,207301,45190,44234,33355,51969,7781,903,713102,20177,080719,213406,814x4,225,6491970
197158,188146,261149,13522,11890,396317,42395,93235,23956,04473,6431,974,637111,83978,357736,691425,646x4,371,5491971
197259,313137,752147,81321,75786,402318,55194,92335,00754,61676,1982,014,638111,06978,841745,696421,458x4,404,0341972
197359,593138,569144,72921,23988,577321,07597,42134,00851,94476,3391,994,621115,15782,111719,560441,237x4,386,1801973
197460,419139,084146,87621,46189,761338,29199,43334,92051,94177,4742,079,812123,33884,607736,616462,062x4,546,0951974
197562,866141,857146,51721,36089,712343,668101,28734,81051,76679,1692,106,147127,46487,369738,857478,604x4,611,4531975
197665,065147,199147,91221,80190,605350,362106,60634,64452,29679,8632,146,711135,24390,765747,069503,514x4,719,6551976
197765,830146,822148,96321,97789,028349,379104,97134,24052,16679,0222,156,724132,87591,826726,217493,329x4,693,3691977
197866,698148,812151,05321,84288,766355,337106,17634,25851,82178,9942,179,030140,62293,798732,187514,030x4,763,4241978
197969,786153,080151,80021,87989,803354,320107,09134,68351,93780,1522,178,542145,43197,511735,188535,928x4,807,1311979
198070,324154,974154,43222,20489,458356,013107,27835,53451,76579,5802,202,779146,42298,069742,489540,047x4,851,3681980
198173,682164,577157,89922,93792,501367,950113,43435,73252,24982,2792,236,608155,508100,627733,183572,197x4,961,3631981
198274,225160,425159,36423,12891,784373,416117,23537,47753,14183,2582,328,044159,571104,340745,591589,283x5,100,2821982
198376,436168,644173,51024,15592,660378,577120,70840,57257,58991,3042,478,322164,710108,171807,111609,400x5,391,8691983
198479,767174,437168,74924,23495,841399,403126,07540,84757,57689,6372,409,614176,197111,083792,035641,398x5,386,8931984
198580,306177,657165,03423,63097,739396,929128,46039,75158,45490,4532,375,147182,716116,285762,775679,057x5,374,3931985
198681,192186,609171,61124,10698,155410,846133,72841,96059,70594,7262,485,915198,647122,337792,574708,658x5,610,7691986
198778,492184,585162,93725,08694,595417,139136,58842,13559,36091,7622,499,974204,450126,787760,851714,454x5,599,1951987
198874,707184,350163,19325,06091,905407,116133,71041,27556,72788,5682,348,494201,864125,887744,056694,144x5,381,0561988
198975,250181,631153,44924,29291,138382,269131,50838,92255,78282,2212,160,559200,430124,992690,981668,807x5,062,2311989
199079,882182,989142,16722,30892,815363,335128,81037,91856,86877,0851,988,858205,813125,343657,202691,636x4,853,0291990
199177,825190,353132,04519,32089,091353,174129,53634,63356,01972,0201,752,745212,598126,248630,813723,420x4,599,8401991
yearArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusEstoniaGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLatviaLithuaniaMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanKarelo-FinnishUSSR totalyear


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