Number of abortion procedures performed in Europe in 2022 (per thousand live births)

In 2022, there were around 393 abortions carried out per 1,000 live births in Georgia, which was the highest rate of abortions in Europe in that year. Sweden and Bulgaria had 339 and 335 abortions per 1,000 live births, respectively. In Poland, where until very recently abortion was banned apart for some exceptional circumstances, only 0.3 abortions per 1,000 births were conducted in 2022. 

Births in Europe

Bulgaria had the youngest mean age of woman at childbirth in the EU in 2022 at 27.8 years. Romania and Moldova both had mean age for childbirths at just over 28 years of age. On the other hand, the average age at childbirth in Ireland, Spain, and Luxembourg was over 32 years of age. In every EU country, the fertility rate for woman is under two children, with some of the lowest rates found in Italy and Spain at 1.1. 

Contraception use

In 2022, Norway had the highest share of women aged 15 to 49 years using any sort of contraception in Europe with 85 percent using. Czechia and Finland both had high levels of contraception use among women at 84.5 and 82 percent respectively. Just over a quarter of women use any form of contraception in Montenegro, the lowest share in Europe.