Denmark abortion percentages by county or region, 1974-2024

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 5 October 2025

   

Abortion ratios by county, 1974-2005

Note: figures for 1974-78 for Frederiksberg city are included with Copenhagen city.

county197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006county
Arhus329.7   408.6  457.1423.9429.6411.8402.1402.2411.5392.9386.3357.8332.0295.2300.8260.0269.9255.5235.6229.5219.6216.2225.1206.6215.6201.2199.4 Arhus
Bornholm (city)215.4   286.7  343.1320.5318.2315.6298.2267.2257.9293.1264.7256.1306.5254.3253.0242.4246.0248.9245.4208.2213.9171.0224.3234.8268.3255.1232.1 Bornholm (city)
Copenhagen (city)504.0   696.2  796.6801.6761.6802.8730.1764.2745.7722.9630.5592.4588.6528.4521.6453.1402.2466.7434.9410.3384.6343.1333.8319.6325.4319.0338.0 Copenhagen (city)
Copenhagen431.4   525.6  571.1528.4556.5558.5470.7466.9454.8456.0466.4428.3376.4321.7312.8277.1283.6323.8308.8305.9260.1275.0299.5300.4312.3304.5294.9 Copenhagen
Frederiksberg (city)        579.2564.8527.2586.1591.3683.3670.6584.0538.6492.3434.0413.3347.0330.3320.3327.7301.5287.4252.7245.9247.2245.5248.9276.6 Frederiksberg (city)
Frederiksborg342.7   427.6  502.3468.0487.7477.1429.3398.5428.8383.6412.8377.8332.2323.6306.4287.3279.8287.2269.5266.2275.6279.0278.5266.4255.3260.5271.2 Frederiksborg
Funen289.9   314.5  380.1382.5366.1355.0318.2313.0329.8315.6310.9269.6257.1239.6251.4235.8227.9238.4182.2194.9203.6177.5175.9212.5209.8214.9205.3 Funen
North Jutland244.7   297.6  337.8299.4304.3296.5269.0266.6263.4258.5245.2245.4233.7211.3222.8209.8217.8230.4226.5214.6225.5223.0209.3221.3222.3212.4188.5 North Jutland
Ribe268.2   276.6  308.8271.0267.8259.9260.5237.5260.7240.1252.3214.5192.1180.6179.1174.1195.8186.8176.5185.3178.7178.9171.3188.7198.1203.2202.6 Ribe
Ringkobing195.8   227.4  239.6220.5236.0219.6198.9194.5237.5197.1194.1191.1160.6156.4157.1138.2156.6155.7162.5149.1152.6142.0134.6134.5138.7142.3144.6 Ringkobing
Roskilde316.0   400.1  481.7466.2482.4457.6400.2397.9389.9383.4361.2348.5321.7284.4281.8248.2194.0253.9246.3246.4237.6227.5261.6247.4231.4239.9253.6 Roskilde
South Jutland246.2   255.4  273.5254.5275.7229.9214.5210.2222.8227.0218.2176.0211.6182.6183.5169.4177.7204.3174.5183.2175.8175.5194.8182.1213.2159.5202.8 South Jutland
Storstrom292.1   312.9  348.6328.2333.9338.7334.9288.7297.0290.0276.2283.9277.7266.5246.5243.9247.4272.2281.6258.5257.1266.9262.1283.8286.6269.7259.5 Storstrom
Vejle283.6   302.2  327.9300.2288.4295.8271.9276.1271.2258.2246.5227.2232.9220.7206.0191.1192.6179.8180.1194.4189.5184.0161.0163.2190.7204.4195.1 Vejle
Viborg226.0   248.8  284.3283.4259.3252.9251.9228.7226.9247.6232.9201.8186.7177.8163.3171.1168.4183.5162.6166.7169.2171.1158.1168.9178.1170.5174.8 Viborg
West Zealand287.7   357.6  405.8403.5368.7346.0330.9293.1301.3280.1292.6300.8258.9231.4239.2226.6241.9267.7245.6272.9229.4273.4248.6236.5257.2258.9249.4 West Zealand
DENMARK TOTAL324.0386.9416.6460.7382.0391.0413.5429.1407.6409.1400.4370.6362.8370.5360.3349.7324.6306.6278.1277.4252.6249.2267.4250.1248.3238.5233.5234.0234.0241.0235.7236.5231.8DENMARK TOTAL


Abortion ratios by region, 2010-2024

region200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024abortions by region
Hovedstaden (capital)   296.0     98.4     230.8 208.5Hovedstaden (capital)
Sjaelland (Zealand)   305.5     208.0     264.7 224.7Sjaelland (Zealand)
Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)   227.3     180.8     183.7 199.6Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Midtjylland (Central Denmark)   213.0     161.2     192.9 186.1Midtjylland (Central Denmark)
Nordjylland (Northern Denmark)   232.8     188.5     181.2 205.3Nordjylland (Northern Denmark)
DENMARK250.8258.0266.4258.0270.8280.1286.1276.4263.3234.1231.1233.4251.4243.5223.6255.6265.5268.2DENMARK


Abortion percentages by county, 1974-2005

Note: figures for 1974-78 for Frederiksberg city are included with Copenhagen city.

county197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006county
Arhus24.80   29.01  31.3729.7730.0529.1728.6828.6829.1528.2127.8626.3524.9322.7923.1220.6421.2520.3519.0718.6718.0017.7818.3717.1317.7316.7516.63 Arhus
Bornholm (city)17.72   22.28  25.5424.2724.1423.9922.9721.0820.5122.6620.9320.3923.4620.2720.1919.5119.7419.9319.7117.2317.6214.6018.3219.0221.1520.3218.84 Bornholm (city)
Copenhagen (city)33.51   41.04  44.3444.4943.2344.5342.2043.3242.7241.9638.6737.2037.0534.5734.2831.1828.6831.8230.3129.0927.7825.5425.0324.2224.5524.1925.26 Copenhagen (city)
Copenhagen30.14   34.45  36.3534.5735.7635.8432.0131.8331.2631.3231.8129.9927.3524.3423.8321.7022.1024.4623.5923.4220.6421.5723.0523.1023.8023.3422.77 Copenhagen
Frederiksberg (city)        36.6836.0934.5236.9537.1640.5940.1436.8735.0132.9930.2629.2425.7624.8324.2624.6823.1722.3320.1719.7419.8219.7119.9321.67 Frederiksberg (city)
Frederiksborg25.52   29.95  33.4431.8832.7832.3030.0428.4930.0127.7229.2227.4224.9424.4523.4622.3221.8622.3121.2321.0221.6121.8121.7821.0420.3420.6721.33 Frederiksborg
Funen22.47   23.93  27.5427.6726.8026.2024.1423.8424.8023.9923.7121.2420.4519.3320.0919.0818.5619.2515.4116.3116.9115.0714.9617.5217.3417.6917.03 Funen
North Jutland19.66   22.93  25.2523.0423.3322.8721.2021.0520.8520.5419.6919.7018.9417.4518.2217.3417.8818.7318.4717.6718.4018.2317.3118.1218.1917.5215.86 North Jutland
Ribe21.15   21.67  23.5921.3221.1220.6320.6719.1920.6819.3620.1517.6616.1115.3015.1914.8316.3815.7415.0115.6315.1615.1814.6215.8716.5416.8916.85 Ribe
Ringkobing16.37   18.53  19.3318.0719.0918.0016.5916.2819.1916.4716.2516.0513.8413.5213.5812.1413.5413.4713.9812.9713.2412.4311.8711.8612.1812.4612.63 Ringkobing
Roskilde24.01   28.58  32.5131.7932.5431.3928.5828.4628.0527.7126.5425.8424.3422.1421.9919.8916.2520.2519.7619.7719.2018.5320.7319.8418.7919.3520.23 Roskilde
South Jutland19.76   20.34  21.4820.2821.6118.6917.6617.3718.2218.5017.9114.9717.4615.4415.5114.4815.0916.9614.8615.4914.9514.9316.3015.4017.5813.7516.86 South Jutland
Storstrom22.61   23.84  25.8524.7125.0325.3025.0922.4022.9022.4821.6422.1121.7321.0519.7819.6119.8321.3921.9720.5420.4521.0720.7622.1022.2821.2420.60 Storstrom
Vejle22.09   23.21  24.6923.0922.3922.8321.3821.6421.3420.5219.7718.5118.8918.0817.0816.0416.1515.2415.2616.2815.9315.5413.8714.0316.0116.9716.33 Vejle
Viborg18.43   19.92  22.1322.0820.5920.1820.1218.6118.4919.8518.8916.7915.7315.1014.0314.6114.4115.5113.9814.2914.4714.6113.6514.4515.1214.5714.88 Viborg
West Zealand22.34   26.34  28.8628.7526.9425.7124.8622.6723.1521.8822.6323.1220.5718.7919.3018.4719.4821.1219.7221.4418.6621.4719.9119.1220.4620.5719.96 West Zealand
DENMARK TOTAL24.4727.9029.4131.5427.6428.1129.2530.0228.9629.0328.5927.0426.6227.0326.4825.9124.5023.4621.7621.7120.1719.9521.1020.0119.8919.2618.9318.9618.9619.4219.0819.1318.82DENMARK TOTAL


Abortion percentages by region, 2010-2024

region200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024abortions by region
Hovedstaden (capital)   22.84     8.96     18.76 17.25Hovedstaden (capital)
Sjaelland (Zealand)   23.40     17.22     20.93 18.34Sjaelland (Zealand)
Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)   18.52     15.31     15.52 16.64Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Midtjylland (Central Denmark)   17.56     13.88     16.17 15.69Midtjylland (Central Denmark)
Nordjylland (Northern Denmark)   18.88     15.86     15.34 17.03Nordjylland (Northern Denmark)
DENMARK20.0520.5121.0420.5121.3121.8822.2521.6520.8418.9718.7718.9220.0919.5818.2720.3620.9821.15DENMARK


Abortion percentage ranks by county, 1974-2005

county19741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005county
Arhus4   4  56665454555555579899811101312Arhus
Bornholm (city)14   11  910101010111381010787879810101598468Bornholm (city)
Copenhagen (city)1   1  1111111111111111111111111Copenhagen (city)
Copenhagen2   2  2332333333343432324322222Copenhagen
Frederiksberg (city)        223222222222223232676773Frederiksberg (city)
Frederiksborg3   3  3444454544434344553234644Frederiksborg
Funen7   7  7887977779109899101111111212101299Funen
North Jutland12   10  101211111212111113111112111110111098810991014North Jutland
Ribe10   12  12141413131312141113141414131113131313111312131211Ribe
Ringkobing15   15  15161616161614161615161616161616161616161616161616Ringkobing
Roskilde5   5  45556666666666128676755886Roskilde
South Jutland11   13  14151315151516151516131313151412141414131113111510South Jutland
Storstrom6   8  8999799998879765465543335Storstrom
Vejle9   9  11111212111010121212121112121315121212101415141113Vejle
Viborg13   14  13131514141415131414151515141514151515141514151415Viborg
West Zealand8   6  67788881087910101086747467557West Zealand


Abortion percentage ranks by county, 2010-2024

region201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024abortions by region
Hovedstaden (capital)2     5     2 2Hovedstaden (capital)
Sjaelland (Zealand)1     1     1 1Sjaelland (Zealand)
Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)4     3     4 4Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Midtjylland (Central Denmark)5     4     3 5Midtjylland (Central Denmark)
Nordjylland (Northern Denmark)3     2     5 3Nordjylland (Northern Denmark)


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