Termination of pregnancy
abortions
From 2000 to 2023, various pregnancy termination indicators were recorded in Russia: the total number of cases in thousands and the rate per 100 births. Table rows differ by calculation method and age group, including a separate category for girls under 14. The data covers a twenty-four-year period and is presented as annual data for the entire country
Chart of pregnancy terminations in Russia from 2000 to 2023, in thousands
- total, thousand — value
- per 100 households — value
- up to 14 — value
- 15 – 17 — value
- 18 – 44 — value
- Number of mini‑abortions, thousand — value
- Number of abortions among first‑time pregnant women1), thousand — value
See also
- Divorces in Russia by year long time series by year
- Marriages in Russia by year long time series by year
Set in numbers
Coverage: 7 series in abortions, 2000 through 2023, 5 reporting periods. 33 values in total.
“total, thousand — value” fell by a factor of 4.6 between 2000 and 2023: from 2,139 to 468. The lowest value in the series is 446 in 2021.
All table numbers are series: 7
| Series | 2000 | 2010 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| всего, тыс. — значение | 2 138,80 | 1 186,10 | 446,10 | 503,80 | 467,60 |
| на 100 родов — значение | 168,70 | 66,60 | 32,10 | 39,00 | 37,20 |
| до 14 — значение | 1,30 | 0,60 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 |
| 15 – 17 — значение | 2 137,40 | 20,60 | 3,60 | 3,50 | 3,10 |
| 18 – 44 — значение | — | 158,80 | 436,70 | 492,50 | 456,50 |
| Число мини-абортов, тыс. — значение | — | 6,10 | 5,70 | 7,60 | 7,70 |
| Число абортов у первобеременных1), тыс. — значение | 161,10 | 316,10 | 44,50 | 42,60 | 47,80 |
How to read this table
Different rows allow for comparing the absolute number of procedures with their frequency relative to the total number of births. It is possible to track how the ratio of these indicators changed and what proportion of the total statistics was accounted for by terminations among minors. The columns reflect values for each year from 2000 to 2023, enabling the study of changes in the demographic situation
What is visible in these numbers
“total, thousand — value” leads the table with 468 abortions, “up to 14 — value” closes it with 0.2 abortions. The gap between them is 2,338-fold.
Only 94% of the cells carry a value — empty cells are missing in the source publication and are not filled in here.
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Russian Statistical Yearbook»
Period and application
The statistics are compiled based on Rosstat yearbook data and cover the period from 2000 to 2023. Information is presented in thousands of abortions and as a rate per 100 births. This information may be useful to demographers, medical professionals, and specialists studying population reproductive health issues
1) Данные приведены по организациям системы Минздрава России.
1) Data refer to institutions of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
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