In 2021, the abortion rate in France ranged from 0.7 to 27.2 by age group. That year, with an abortion rate of 27.2, women aged 25 to 29 years old held the highest abortion rate in France, whereas women aged 45 to 49 years old had the lowest rate.
Rate of voluntary interruption of pregnancies (abortions) per 1,000 women in France in 2021, by age group
Characteristic
Abortion rate per 1,000 women
15-17 years
4.9%
18-19 years
14.3%
20-24 years
24.8%
25-29 years
27.2%
30-34 years
23.9%
35-39 years
17.5%
40-44 years
7.5%
45-49 years
0.7%
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0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
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Insee. (September 27, 2022). Rate of voluntary interruption of pregnancies (abortions) per 1,000 women in France in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/766254/abortion-rate-per-age-group-in-france/
Insee. "Rate of voluntary interruption of pregnancies (abortions) per 1,000 women in France in 2021, by age group." Chart. September 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/766254/abortion-rate-per-age-group-in-france/
Insee. (2022). Rate of voluntary interruption of pregnancies (abortions) per 1,000 women in France in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/766254/abortion-rate-per-age-group-in-france/
Insee. "Rate of Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancies (Abortions) per 1,000 Women in France in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/766254/abortion-rate-per-age-group-in-france/
Insee, Rate of voluntary interruption of pregnancies (abortions) per 1,000 women in France in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/766254/abortion-rate-per-age-group-in-france/ (last visited April 19, 2025)
Rate of voluntary interruption of pregnancies (abortions) per 1,000 women in France in 2021, by age group [Graph], Insee, September 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/766254/abortion-rate-per-age-group-in-france/
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