Irish Abortion Referendum

The ages of Irish citizens who travel to the UK for abortions

As part of major Irish news website TheJournal.ie's coverage of the upcoming abortion referendum in Ireland, Statista helped create several infographics concerning the number of Irish women travelling to the UK for terminations. Ireland accounts for 67.9 percent of non-resident terminations in the UK with an average of 9 women and girls traveling for an aborton every day. The following infographic uses data from the UK Department of Health and it shows that most of the Irish women and girls travelling to the UK are aged between 20 and 29.

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This chart shows the age-group of abortions in England & Wales by Irish residents (2016).

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Number of abortions performed in England to Northern Ireland residents in 2014, by age of the mother
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Annual number of pregnancy terminations among young people aged 24 and younger in Northern Ireland from 2007/08 to 2020/21
Rate of abortion in Scotland in 2025, by age of woman (per 1,000 women)
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Number of pregnancies terminated in Northern Ireland in 2021/22, by age of woman
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Number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales in 2023, by age
Rate of abortions performed legally in England and Wales in 2023 (per 1,000 women), by age group

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