Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Ukraine

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 6 June 2026

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

Ukraine 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
1924(1,162,900)(87,000)(87,000)(87,000) (87,000)  74.874.86.966.96  
1925(1,196,800)149,700 149,700 149,700  149,700   125.1125.111.1211.12  
19261,207,907 (195,000)(195,000)(195,000) (195,000)  161.4161.413.9013.90  
1927(1,184,400)242,000 242,000 242,000  242,000   204.3204.316.9716.97  
1928(1,139,300)(310,000)(310,000)(310,000) (310,000)  272.1272.121.3921.39  
1929(1,081,000)(380,000)(380,000)(380,000) (380,000)  351.5351.526.0126.01  
1930(1,023,000)(450,000)(450,000)(450,000) (450,000)  439.9439.930.5530.55  
1931(975,300)(520,000)(520,000)(520,000) (520,000)  533.2533.234.7834.78  
1932(782,000)(590,000)(590,000)(590,000) (590,000)  754.5754.543.0043.00  
1933(564,000)659,000 659,000 659,000  659,000   1,168.41,168.453.8853.88  
1934(551,500)393,000 393,000 393,000  393,000   712.6712.641.6141.61  
1935(759,100)             
1936(893,100)             
1937(1,214,000)             
1938(1,113,500)             
1939(1,073,500)             
1940(1,135,000)             
1941(975,000)             
1942(705,000)             
1943(550,000)             
1944(575,000)             
1945(435,000)             
1946(750,000)             
1947(715,000)             
1948(765,000)             
1949(905,000)             
1950(844,600)             
1951(858,000)             
1952(846,400)             
1953(795,600)             
1954(845,100) (40,000)           
1955(792,700) (79,000)           
1956(822,600) (519,000)           
1957(847,800) (708,000)           
1958873,500  (786,000)           
1959880,600  (854,000)           
1960878,768  (919,000)           
1961843,482  (965,000)           
1962823,151  (1,031,000)           
1963794,969  (1,091,000)           
1964741,668  (1,117,000)           
1965692,153  (1,145,000)           
1966713,492  (1,168,000)           
1967699,381  (1,134,000)           
1968693,064  (1,112,000)           
1969687,991  (1,092,000)           
1970719,213 1,130,115 1,130,115 (1,130,115) 1,130,115  6,106 1,571.31,571.361.1161.11  
1971736,691 1,155,870 1,155,870 (1,155,870) 1,155,870   1,569.01,569.061.0761.07  
1972745,696 1,129,500 1,129,500 (1,129,500) 1,129,500   1,514.71,514.760.2360.23  
1973719,560 1,140,365 1,140,365 (1,140,365) 1,140,365   1,584.81,584.861.3161.31  
1974736,616 1,143,285 1,143,285 (1,143,285) 1,143,285   1,552.11,552.160.8260.82  
1975738,857 1,145,831 1,145,831 (1,145,831) 1,145,831  7,383 1,550.81,550.860.8060.80104.8 
1976747,069 1,196,600 1,196,600 (1,196,600) 1,196,600   1,601.71,601.761.5661.56  
1977726,217 1,186,676 1,186,676 (1,186,676) 1,186,676   1,634.11,634.162.0462.04  
1978732,187 1,170,184 1,170,184 (1,170,184) 1,170,184   1,598.21,598.261.5161.51  
1979735,188 1,153,275 1,153,275 (1,153,275) 1,153,275   1,568.71,568.761.0761.07  
1980742,489 1,196,696 1,196,696 (1,196,696) 1,196,696  7,293 1,611.71,611.761.7161.71106.6 
1981733,183 1,145,870 1,145,870 (1,145,870) 1,145,870   1,562.91,562.960.9860.98  
1982745,591 1,172,375 1,172,375 (1,172,375) 1,172,375  7,432 1,572.41,572.461.1361.13106.8 
1983792,035 1,159,679 1,159,679 (1,159,679) 1,159,679  7,722 1,464.21,464.259.4259.42  
1984757,047 1,166,762 1,166,762 (1,166,762) 1,166,762  7,840 1,541.21,541.260.6560.65108.7 
1985762,7751,178,6861,178,686(1,178,686) 1,178,686 13,8131,545.31,545.360.7160.71  
1986792,5741,166,0391,166,039(1,166,039) 1,166,039 14,2961,471.21,471.259.5359.53109.1 
1987760,8511,168,1361,068,136(1,168,136) 1,168,136 13,7921,535.31,535.360.5660.56  
1988744,0561,080,0291,080,029(1,080,029) 1,080,029 13,7591,451.51,451.559.2159.2193.1 
1989690,9811,058,4141,058,414(1,058,414) 1,058,414 12,6541,531.81,531.860.5060.5085.5 
1990657,2021,019,0381,045,289(1,019,038) 1,019,038 11,8421,550.61,550.660.7960.7986.3112.96
1991630,813957,022957,022(957,022) 957,022 11,0181,517.11,517.160.2760.2780.9103.40
1992596,785932,272932,272(932,272) 932,272 10,9001,562.21,562.260.9760.9776.5100.37
1993539,506860,996860,996(860,996) 860,996 11,3681,595.91,595.961.4861.4870.292.58
1994507,204798,538798,538(798,538) 798,538 11,0901,574.41,574.461.1661.1666.986.25
1995492,861740,172740,172(740,172) 740,172 10,2861,501.81,501.860.0360.0361.480.62
1996467,211687,035687,035(687,035) 687,035 10,2681,470.51,470.559.5259.5257.275.50
1997442,581596,740596,740(596,740)1596,741 10,1551,348.31,348.357.4257.4246.766.24
1998419,238525,329525,329(525,329)1525,330 9,7871,253.11,253.155.6255.6241.158.77
1999389,208495,760495,760(495,760) 495,760 8,7711,273.81,273.856.0256.0238.855.82
2000385,126434,223434,223(434,223) 434,223 8,0891,127.51,127.553.0053.0034.149.33
2001376,478369,750369,750(369,750) 369,750 7,521982.1982.149.5549.5529.342.30
2002390,688345,967345,967(345,967) 345,9671,4767,378885.5885.546.9646.9627.639.79
2003408,589315,835315,835(315,835) 315,8351,3967,020773.0773.043.6043.6030.036.46
2004427,259289,065289,065(289,065) 289,0651,3766,484676.6676.640.3540.3523.233.49
2005426,086263,590263,590(263,590) 263,5901,5744,629618.6618.638.2238.2219.630.59
2006460,368229,618229,618(229,618) 229,618 4,509498.8498.833.2833.2818.726.73
2007472,657225,336225,336(225,336) 225,336 3,070476.7476.732.2832.2817.326.34
2008507,170217,413217,413(217,413) 217,413 3,318428.7428.730.0130.0116.725.59
2009512,525194,845194,845(194,845) 194,845 3,351380.2380.227.5427.5416.423.12
2010497,689176,774176,774(176,774) 176,774 3,300355.2355.226.2126.2115.121.20
2011502,595169,131169,131(169,131)1169,132 3,158336.5336.525.1825.1814.720.54
2012520,705153,147153,147(153,147) 153,147 3,230294.1294.122.7322.7315.218.87
2013503,657147,736147,736(147,736) 147,736 3,166293.3293.322.6822.6813.218.48
2014465,882116,104116,104(116,104)2116,106 3,656249.2249.219.9519.95 14.89
2015411,781106,357106,357(106,357) 106,357 3,318258.3258.320.5320.53 14.03
2016397,037101,121101,121(101,121) 101,121 2,244254.7254.720.3020.30 13.66
2017363,98794,66594,665(94,665)194,666 2,136260.1260.120.6420.64 13.06
2018335,87486,67886,678(86,678)286,680 1,951258.1258.120.5120.51 12.17
2019308,81779,56279,562(79,562)279,564 1,788257.6257.620.4920.49 11.32
2020293,45764,89364,893(64,893)264,895 1,836221.1221.118.1118.11 9.40
2021271,98355,15655,15655,156455,160 1,788202.8202.816.8616.86 8.14
2022190,39346,99246,992(46,992)746,999  246.9246.819.8019.80 8.72
2023176,98145,18645,186(45,186) 45,186  255.3255.320.3420.34 10.64
2024176,67941,06141,06141,061 41,061  232.4232.418.8618.86 8.97
2025168,778 (37,000)           
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:


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