Abortions in England and Wales by age group 2021

In 2021, over half of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales led to an abortion, while in the same year 40.1 percent of pregnancies among 20 to 24-year-olds also led to an abortion. The age group with the lowest share of conceptions leading to abortions was among 30 to 34-year-olds, at 18.3 percent.

Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2021, by age group

Characteristic	Under 20	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	Over 40
1990	35.7%	22.3%	13.5%	13.8%	23.1%	43.2%
1991	34.5%	22.2%	13.4%	13.7%	22%	41.6%
1992	33.9%	22.3%	13.9%	13.9%	22.2%	41.5%
1993	34.3%	22.8%	13.9%	13.5%	21.5%	40.2%
1994	34.7%	23.4%	14.3%	13.6%	21.1%	40.9%
1995	34.6%	24.2%	14.8%	13.6%	20.7%	38%
1996	36.2%	25.7%	15.6%	14.1%	21.2%	37.6%
1997	36.8%	26.7%	16.4%	14.2%	21%	38%
1998	37.8%	27.8%	17.1%	14.9%	21.5%	37.9%
1999	38.6%	28.5%	17.5%	14.7%	21.2%	37%
2000	39.3%	29.2%	17.7%	14.5%	20.5%	35.4%
2001	40.4%	29.7%	18.4%	14.6%	20.4%	34.6%
2002	39.9%	28.8%	17.9%	13.9%	19.5%	34.6%
2003	40.2%	29%	17.9%	13.6%	18.9%	34.7%
2004	40.1%	28.9%	18.2%	13.2%	18.3%	33%
2005	40.3%	28.6%	18%	13.2%	17.7%	32.8%
2006	41.9%	28.7%	18%	13.1%	17.1%	31.8%
2007	42.6%	28.2%	17.5%	12.7%	16.7%	31.1%
2008	42.4%	28%	17.4%	12.8%	16.3%	30%
2009	41.9%	27.1%	16.5%	12.4%	15.8%	29.1%
2010	42.8%	27.3%	16.4%	12.6%	15.9%	28.2%
2011	42.5%	27.7%	16.9%	12.8%	16%	27.9%
2012	43%	28.5%	16.9%	13%	16%	28.1%
2013	44.2%	29.8%	17.6%	13.2%	16.3%	28.3%
2014	44.6%	29.9%	17.7%	13.3%	16.5%	28.1%
2015	45.3%	30.5%	18.1%	13.6%	16.7%	28.1%
2016	45.7%	31.6%	18.9%	14.2%	17.3%	28.1%
2017	47%	33.2%	20%	15%	18.1%	28.7%
2018	48.4%	35%	21.4%	16.2%	19.2%	30.3%
2019	50%	37.3%	22.5%	17.3%	20.5%	30.8%
2020	50.1%	38%	22.7%	17.4%	21.4%	34.1%
2021	51.6%	40.1%	24%	18.3%	22%	33.2%