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Abortions in England and Wales by age group 2021 | Statista

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%

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March 2023

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United Kingdom (England, Wales)

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1990 to 2021

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