Greenland abortions and live births by locality, 2000-2023
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 10 August 2025
Reported abortions by locality of residence, 2000-2023
| locality | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | locality |
| Aasiaat | 103 | 69 | 94 | 93 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 72 | 107 | 85 | 66 | 74 | 98 | 128 | 127 | 95 | 79 | 75 | 104 | 74 | 53 | 39 | 63 | 78 | Aasiaat |
| Kangaatsiaq | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | | | | | | | 0 | Kangaatsiaq |
| Ilulissat | 82 | 84 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 79 | 72 | 90 | 106 | 93 | 69 | 43 | 73 | 86 | 87 | 114 | 71 | 89 | 80 | 96 | 110 | 89 | 66 | 102 | Ilulissat |
| Ittoqqortoormiut | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Ittoqqortoormiut |
| Ivittuut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ivittuut |
| Maniitsoq | 55 | 37 | 55 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 51 | 48 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 66 | Maniitsoq |
| Nanortalik | 27 | 43 | 29 | 44 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 9 | Nanortalik |
| Narsaq | 29 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 17 | Narsaq |
| Nuuk | 270 | 187 | 193 | 225 | 213 | 236 | 218 | 265 | 200 | 204 | 225 | 206 | 121 | 228 | 205 | 286 | 343 | 298 | 336 | 306 | 327 | 331 | 352 | 376 | Nuuk |
| Paamiut | 29 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 17 | Paamiut |
| Qaanaaq | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | Qaanaaq |
| Qaqortoq | 60 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 66 | 49 | 69 | 50 | 78 | 85 | 85 | 104 | 97 | 74 | 91 | 94 | 75 | 74 | 48 | 58 | 88 | 81 | Qaqortoq |
| Qasigiannguit | 13 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | Qasigiannguit |
| Qeqertarsuaq | 17 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 22 | Qeqertarsuaq |
| Sisimiut | 96 | 73 | 86 | 75 | 93 | 88 | 108 | 82 | 112 | 108 | 107 | 83 | 126 | 79 | 110 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 115 | 125 | 136 | 110 | 108 | 122 | Sisimiut |
| Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) | 62 | 50 | 46 | 61 | 65 | 83 | 65 | 63 | 69 | 53 | 64 | 68 | 78 | 56 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 35 | 43 | 67 | 53 | 52 | 36 | 59 | Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) |
| Upernavik | 40 | 50 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 50 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 45 | 39 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 33 | Upernavik |
| Uummannaq | 38 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 30 | Uummannaq |
| OTHER/UNKNOWN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 48 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | OTHER/UNKNOWN |
| GREENLAND TOTAL | 944 | 814 | 822 | 869 | 905 | 899 | 904 | 887 | 904 | 799 | 860 | 785 | 868 | 875 | 865 | 864 | 855 | 883 | 931 | 902 | 889 | 842 | 870 | 1,034 | GREENLAND TOTAL |
Reported live births by locality, 2000-2023
| locality | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | locality |
| Aasiaat | 50 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 50 | 47 | 38 | 44 | 45 | 36 | 52 | 44 | 61 | 62 | 47 | 38 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 62 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 38 | Aasiaat |
| Kangaatsiaq | 29 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 18 | Kangaatsiaq |
| Ilulissat | 67 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 82 | 72 | 73 | 81 | 68 | 90 | 79 | 64 | 65 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 68 | 77 | 54 | 80 | 60 | 77 | 68 | Ilulissat |
| Ittoqqortoormiut | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ittoqqortoormiut |
| Ivittuut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ivittuut |
| Maniitsoq | 78 | 51 | 66 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 58 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 49 | 36 | 37 | 46 | 51 | 37 | 63 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 44 | Maniitsoq |
| Nanortalik | 35 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Nanortalik |
| Narsaq | 28 | 39 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 16 | Narsaq |
| Nuuk | 190 | 256 | 209 | 221 | 207 | 200 | 189 | 234 | 203 | 232 | 230 | 214 | 222 | 231 | 232 | 260 | 227 | 255 | 238 | 259 | 271 | 284 | 253 | 230 | Nuuk |
| Paamiut | 33 | 31 | 43 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 19 | Paamiut |
| Qaanaaq | 17 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 11 | Qaanaaq |
| Qaqortoq | 41 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 44 | 64 | 44 | 58 | 37 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 38 | 36 | 32 | Qaqortoq |
| Qasigiannguit | 22 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Qasigiannguit |
| Qeqertarsuaq | 8 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | Qeqertarsuaq |
| Sisimiut | 97 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 101 | 114 | 105 | 101 | 105 | 101 | 86 | 110 | 82 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 93 | 89 | 91 | 95 | 76 | 100 | 87 | 78 | Sisimiut |
| Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) | 72 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 73 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 67 | 46 | 61 | 44 | 48 | 47 | Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) |
| Upernavik | 53 | 62 | 88 | 57 | 63 | 36 | 57 | 41 | 46 | 60 | 54 | 41 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 55 | 41 | 52 | 39 | 31 | 38 | Upernavik |
| Uummannaq | 49 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 31 | Uummannaq |
| OTHER/UNKNOWN | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | OTHER/UNKNOWN |
| GREENLAND TOTAL | 885 | 937 | 940 | 895 | 893 | 887 | 842 | 853 | 834 | 895 | 869 | 821 | 786 | 820 | 805 | 854 | 830 | 853 | 819 | 849 | 835 | 761 | 748 | 716 | GREENLAND TOTAL |
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