Italy abortion percentages by region, 1979-2022

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 7 September 2025

Note: Figures below are based on abortions by region of residence for years 1992-2006, but based on abortions by region of occurrence for years 1979-1991.

Abortion rates for Italy regions, 1982-2022 (per 1,000 women ages 15-49)

region19821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022region
Abruzzo17.516.1 15.5 14.0 11.9 10.6 9.8 9.3 9.6 9.3 8.6 9.6 8.98 8.19 8.08 8.05 7.887.466.426.285.845.615.655.225.25.35Abruzzo
Basilicata10.311.3 10.9 8.7 6.8 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 4.3 4.2 4.08 4.90 4.98 4.24 4.744.864.374.514.544.304.473.803.74.30Basilicata
Calabria9.910.4 6.7 8.8 7.3 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.5 7.8 6.6 6.2 6.49 6.43 6.26 6.03 5.815.274.664.624.564.414.124.104.04.32Calabria
Campania11.511.4 9.8 11.5 9.8 9.0 8.8 9.2 9.0 9.3 8.5 8.3 8.09 7.85 8.30 7.29 7.106.625.945.495.215.025.034.654.34.98Campania
Emilia-Romagna24.923.6 11.0 16.9 14.4 13.8 12.8 11.4 11.8 12.0 12.0 12.4 12.20 11.92 11.14 10.38 9.618.848.298.227.727.527.206.736.56.93Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia17.418.6 5.3 12.9 11.5 10.6 9.4 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.0 8.4 8.69 8.23 7.78 7.03 6.786.325.955.865.655.825.705.485.45.37Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio21.020.4 18.0 15.8 14.4 13.0 12.9 11.1 11.6 12.1 11.5 12.1 12.29 11.12 9.88 8.96 8.827.727.216.876.696.506.176.195.96.11Lazio
Liguria19.919.0 8.3 14.5 12.5 11.8 10.9 10.2 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.8 11.15 10.48 9.58 10.03 9.879.538.728.838.107.787.867.447.37.94Liguria
Lombardia16.816.1 10.3 12.8 11.5 10.8 10.2 9.2 9.5 9.9 10.0 10.7 10.19 9.80 8.77 8.12 7.727.316.586.586.506.185.975.255.35.65Lombardia
Marche15.515.4 13.8 11.0 9.2 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.47 7.38 6.94 6.63 6.075.495.135.004.734.934.534.523.84.44Marche
Molise16.116.7 14.9 15.7 15.0 15.6 15.7 14.4 13.8 11.8 10.0 7.0 8.18 9.09 9.01 6.31 6.006.005.286.025.905.374.694.364.34.89Molise
Piemonte21.119.7 17.4 14.9 13.4 12.9 11.5 10.6 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.50 10.82 9.67 9.54 9.058.397.527.547.487.357.166.786.66.62Piemonte
Puglia26.430.2 26.6 22.9 21.4 19.1 18.2 17.0 15.3 14.3 13.5 12.4 11.76 10.42 9.75 9.61 8.908.998.128.147.877.197.116.366.36.59Puglia
Sardegna12.211.3 11.6 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.2 6.7 6.6 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.70 5.48 5.73 5.80 5.585.185.325.235.224.754.784.364.54.42Sardegna
Sicilia12.011.9 11.8 10.4 9.0 8.1 7.9 7.5 8.1 8.3 7.2 7.5 7.67 7.37 6.50 6.53 6.575.855.535.395.184.924.864.334.34.37Sicilia
Toscana21.120.5 11.8 15.5 13.7 12.5 12.1 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.1 10.3 10.90 10.52 9.52 9.09 8.478.167.747.607.357.087.086.766.06.18Toscana
Trentino-Alto Adige                                    5.11 4.88 4.96Trentino-Alto Adige
Bolzano7.77.1 9.5 5.4 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.7 4.6 4.4 3.9 4.6 5.12 4.97 4.78 4.89 5.144.444.404.834.464.574.544.734.44.75 Bolzano
Trento12.112.4 4.9 11.3 10.3 10.1 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.7 10.4 10.8 10.69 10.95 9.02 7.62 6.776.416.215.926.175.655.625.035.15.18 Trento
Umbria21.520.8 20.5 16.9 15.3 14.8 14.2 13.3 13.1 12.3 12.6 12.3 11.80 10.84 9.53 8.92 8.627.657.196.986.405.805.104.815.15.42Umbria
Valle d'Aosta19.719.1 11.2 15.2 14.3 11.6 11.7 8.8 9.4 10.6 9.8 10.4 8.58 10.73 7.55 9.15 9.037.496.766.526.185.706.034.744.75.91Valle d'Aosta
Veneto10.49.6 9.5 6.9 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.45 6.29 6.03 5.68 5.435.054.734.814.624.564.354.224.24.52Veneto
TOTAL ITALY17.216.9 14.9 13.3 11.8 11.0 10.5 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.5 9.6 9.56 9.10 8.45 7.98 7.657.136.566.456.245.995.835.445.35.59TOTAL ITALY


Abortion ratios for Italy regions, 1979-2023

region197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023region
Abruzzo310.3328.3326.6365.5361.5385.0365.2374.8369.1328.0327.1306.9292.8262.0270.6263.5268.6275.0281.0277.4281.8268.6247.3268.5248.7252.7240.8234.9219.9233.0220.8209.8218.8214.4214.4204.2182.3180.8172.5172.4179.2164.9161.9167.4 Abruzzo
Basilicata149.1188.9222.7267.4285.6319.8311.8318.7313.1279.2296.8264.3285.3281.0297.7270.1324.5281.4265.5268.3264.0228.7249.7225.5207.4234.1212.3215.0142.8157.6148.0149.2129.6136.2151.2153.0135.1142.3142.4139.2145.3123.8121.4145.8 Basilicata
Calabria92.485.180.7168.0190.4167.519.6172.3186.7140.0146.7172.7164.3142.5149.6162.1179.3212.7225.2222.9223.6217.3191.9195.8177.0192.2186.0188.5175.1179.0171.5175.0169.9166.1160.0149.4128.8129.0127.5125.6121.4120.4120.1125.5 Calabria
Campania112.482.5142.9172.2182.4184.4168.6180.0201.2188.1181.0173.2175.1169.3171.9180.1198.4188.8193.1199.8204.9197.7189.5154.973.4191.7172.9148.2186.7182.3204.3192.1187.4190.4189.0200.2162.4152.9142.0139.8141.2131.8134.2135.9 Campania
Emilia-Romagna639.7620.9709.4696.7689.2682.7620.4599.2575.4500.9480.5428.8423.5387.5388.9332.3336.9331.1316.8318.6306.8284.4276.5274.2268.9265.2253.5246.7277.1264.4256.1257.6252.5246.7240.7231.1219.1223.6213.7212.3210.6201.9192.1203.6 Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia367.2489.4494.9498.2496.9486.5446.5435.8425.4373.6357.0343.8327.6281.5290.3265.1249.8240.4234.8231.2235.4209.9211.4210.8207.4217.7194.5180.0206.5202.3198.2190.6186.5186.1185.4175.3173.5168.4167.6175.9176.7166.9168.2160.5 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio314.6361.6374.3420.0460.2466.1437.0444.9386.7391.6386.4362.7353.7326.6339.2305.6221.9276.8306.5312.8291.6282.3288.5291.6269.4281.7272.5257.7280.6240.6243.0237.1221.9223.5216.5206.8199.4194.3191.4186.5195.2208.5174.3183.7 Lazio
Liguria644.9702.7687.7686.6672.6682.3620.5595.3546.1490.8445.7431.9414.5384.3379.9390.8353.3367.4352.6358.3350.3333.3327.3319.4328.6327.6304.6296.1290.1268.0261.1288.3290.7274.9282.8270.5265.9269.7249.5250.3258.3237.1234.6252.6 Liguria
Lombardia344.0375.8436.9458.0450.2458.0422.3410.6392.3356.3337.6319.4314.7290.5277.8272.0262.6253.2251.7249.9254.0235.1240.4231.2243.4238.7222.1212.1225.5206.4198.9193.8194.1186.6189.8184.5170.0177.4176.7170.6168.8154.9156.7166.5 Lombardia
Marche283.8345.2392.3399.9411.4424.2375.6343.0320.3283.8266.4249.3242.2237.1239.2202.7185.3226.3220.4215.2209.8200.5207.6205.6208.2197.1192.1182.4184.3169.3169.9171.0166.9165.9162.3148.8141.8145.7142.9153.4145.2144.9122.8145.9 Marche
Molise161.8241.6259.7298.8321.3334.1358.7342.2351.5320.9332.2338.7338.6340.7340.7324.5339.7337.0337.3284.6300.4293.5250.5271.2235.2258.9222.4257.2268.8243.7282.2229.0192.4197.7182.9185.3163.2225.6195.4192.5162.1166.8151.3168.5 Molise
Piemonte485.5549.7576.9496.5527.5579.0498.5257.7185.8335.1249.3241.0310.5270.3251.5267.4242.0281.6285.2286.9279.2285.6281.9279.6266.6278.1265.1260.5270.8257.2242.4251.9245.4238.7237.1226.8210.2216.0217.6222.4220.2209.4202.1206.0 Piemonte
Puglia250.1367.8399.5432.1494.0511.8498.2483.1447.0394.2430.5401.4405.5374.8391.1365.6387.0375.4366.7361.3353.0335.0331.4322.5311.1308.5306.0299.5273.5260.2254.8261.3261.3258.5250.7256.5239.9243.3236.3221.3226.0202.9196.2202.3 Puglia
Sardegna154.9228.6231.3235.9221.5237.1251.0236.1208.2235.2246.0176.9221.3235.2217.4228.4248.2225.7217.0208.7200.4192.0187.1184.6178.1189.8177.5168.3167.9188.3171.5171.0175.7179.3175.1168.2174.9178.1180.6173.8179.4169.6169.3175.7 Sardegna
Sicilia136.0136.2168.6197.0201.6189.1204.2201.7194.7184.9168.0161.9164.8140.0141.8144.5160.9175.3183.7188.4193.2187.7175.3182.7178.4163.0153.7138.3183.9168.6162.1162.1167.9169.1172.9160.2149.1149.7142.1136.0137.3122.6116.8119.2 Sicilia
Toscana461.9543.7550.2582.6590.7592.0494.8468.4471.3434.1436.2407.5406.2380.3366.6362.9331.2323.6310.1308.2287.4285.2263.1248.0246.4241.9250.2240.0263.7240.3241.5234.9236.9228.8228.0224.1221.9224.6220.3219.9226.4222.2193.3203.2 Toscana
Trentino-Alto Adige173.9211.3222.1222.8229.9242.4226.9220.2210.3191.0184.2167.0172.5154.1154.4143.2141.4140.8137.3143.2133.0131.3131.9139.8138.2138.3138.4135.3174.7159.1155.7139.8142.2132.2135.6123.7122.2126.0125.7121.9122.2119.9114.3122.8 Trentino-Alto Adige
Bolzano                    111.9105.0103.7111.2114.0102.0105.998.0107.198.9105.1112.6111.296.6115.195.396.9106.598.8101.3100.7105.097.6108.7  Bolzano
Trento                    156.5159.1163.1169.1164.6174.6173.1174.1164.5157.3151.2166.7173.0169.6156.7155.9150.1148.3157.0146.4148.4138.8134.7139.6158.9 Trento
Umbria413.0474.9478.3486.5472.8555.9529.5497.9477.9431.0419.2401.1411.1397.0368.0360.3349.9357.4342.3328.8319.0321.2326.1310.2292.2300.8262.3248.8264.0231.9243.7237.5232.9230.0225.9210.8208.7239.0199.8183.5168.5159.8169.6185.0 Umbria
Valle d'Aosta500.0588.5723.5639.1659.0677.6687.8609.8528.6475.6492.4328.4379.9344.5361.4264.9230.5296.3309.3281.1283.8275.0264.4268.3264.1249.8214.5213.6246.6185.2165.9193.0213.8209.0238.0185.9186.4192.1190.1169.8186.4158.0159.2189.1 Valle d'Aosta
Veneto238.6266.5275.7274.5269.2273.4246.9249.2237.2209.3201.7189.9192.2181.8177.7160.5164.3162.2158.9154.5164.9154.9160.5164.5157.6162.7152.5150.9147.1141.6143.5143.4140.9138.0140.8134.8129.5132.7128.6130.5128.7125.8124.2133.7 Veneto
TOTAL ITALY280.2279.6342.5359.8373.2378.8344.8333.2316.7300.2290.3273.8278.8260.1258.4248.7244.5250.4251.9252.3250.0239.7236.0230.0215.5230.7219.1209.2224.4210.5208.5206.4203.8200.7199.8194.1180.4179.4176.2173.8174.2164.0159.0166.6 TOTAL ITALY


Abortion percentages for Italian regions, 1979-2023

region197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023region
Abruzzo23.6824.7124.6226.7726.5527.8026.7527.2626.9624.7024.6523.4822.6520.7621.3020.8521.1721.5721.9421.7121.9821.1719.8221.1719.9220.1719.4119.0218.0318.9018.0917.3417.9517.6617.6616.9615.4215.3114.7114.7115.1914.1513.9414.34 Abruzzo
Basilicata12.9815.8918.2221.1022.2224.2323.7724.1723.8421.8322.8820.9022.2021.9422.9421.2724.5021.9620.9821.1620.8818.6119.9818.4017.1818.9717.5117.7012.5013.6212.8912.9811.4711.9813.1313.2711.9012.4612.4712.2212.6911.0210.8212.73 Basilicata
Calabria8.467.847.4614.3916.0014.351.9214.7015.7312.2812.7914.7314.1112.4713.0113.9515.2017.5418.3818.2318.2817.8516.1016.3715.0416.1215.6915.8614.9015.1914.6414.8914.5214.2413.7913.0011.4111.4211.3111.1610.8310.7410.7211.15 Calabria
Campania10.107.6212.5014.6915.4215.5714.4315.2616.7515.8315.3314.7614.9014.4814.6715.2616.5515.8816.1816.6517.0016.5115.9313.426.8416.0814.7412.9115.7315.4216.9616.1115.7815.9915.8916.6813.9713.2712.4312.2612.3711.6511.8311.97 Campania
Emilia-Romagna39.0138.3141.5041.0640.8040.5738.2937.4736.5233.3732.4630.0129.7527.9328.0024.9425.2024.8724.0624.1623.4822.1521.6621.5221.1920.9620.2219.7921.7020.9120.3920.4820.1619.7919.4018.7717.9718.2717.6117.5117.4016.8016.1216.92 Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia26.8632.8633.1033.2633.1932.7330.8730.3529.8427.2026.3125.5924.6821.9722.5020.9619.9919.3819.0118.7819.0517.3517.4517.4117.1817.8816.2815.2517.1216.8216.5416.0115.7215.6915.6414.9214.7914.4114.3514.9615.0114.3014.4013.83 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio23.9326.5627.2429.5831.5131.7930.4130.7927.8928.1427.8726.6226.1324.6225.3323.4118.1621.6823.4623.8322.5822.0122.3922.5721.2221.9821.4220.4921.9119.4019.5519.1718.1618.2717.8017.1416.6216.2716.0615.7216.3317.2514.8415.52 Lazio
Liguria39.2141.2740.7540.7140.2140.5638.2937.3135.3232.9230.8330.1629.3127.7627.5328.1026.1126.8726.0726.3825.9425.0024.6624.2124.7324.6823.3522.8422.4821.1320.7022.3822.5221.5622.0521.2921.0021.2419.9720.0220.5319.1619.0020.17 Liguria
Lombardia25.6027.3230.4131.4131.0431.4129.6929.1128.1826.2725.2424.2123.9422.5121.7421.3820.8020.2020.1119.9920.2519.0419.3818.7819.5819.2718.1717.5018.4017.1116.5916.2416.2615.7315.9515.5814.5315.0715.0214.5714.4413.4113.5414.28 Lombardia
Marche22.1125.6628.1828.5729.1529.7927.3025.5424.2622.1121.0419.9519.5019.1719.3016.8515.6318.4618.0617.7117.3416.7017.1917.0517.2316.4716.1115.4315.5614.4814.5214.6114.3114.2313.9612.9612.4212.7212.5113.3012.6812.6510.9312.73 Marche
Molise13.9319.4620.6223.0124.3125.0526.4025.5026.0124.2924.9425.3025.2925.4125.4124.5025.3625.2025.2222.1623.1022.6920.0321.3319.0420.5718.1920.4621.1919.6022.0118.6316.1416.5115.4615.6314.0318.4116.3416.1413.9514.2913.1514.42 Molise
Piemonte32.6835.4736.5833.1834.5336.6733.2720.4915.6725.1019.9619.4223.6921.2820.0921.1019.4821.9722.1922.2921.8322.2121.9921.8521.0521.7620.9620.6721.3120.4619.5120.1219.7119.2719.1618.4917.3717.7617.8718.2018.0517.3216.8117.08 Piemonte
Puglia20.0126.8928.5530.1733.0633.8533.2632.5730.8928.2830.0928.6428.8527.2628.1226.7727.9027.2926.8326.5426.0925.0924.8924.3823.7323.5723.4323.0521.4720.6520.3120.7220.7220.5420.0420.4119.3519.5719.1218.1218.4316.8716.4016.82 Puglia
Sardegna13.4118.6118.7819.0918.1319.1720.0619.1017.2319.0419.7415.0318.1219.0417.8618.5919.8918.4117.8317.2716.7016.1115.7615.5915.1215.9515.0814.4114.3815.8514.6414.6014.9515.2014.9014.4014.8815.1215.2914.8115.2114.5014.4814.94 Sardegna
Sicilia11.9711.9914.4316.4616.7715.9016.9616.7916.3015.6014.3813.9314.1512.2812.4212.6313.8614.9115.5215.8516.1915.8014.9115.4515.1414.0113.3212.1515.5314.4313.9513.9514.3714.4614.7413.8112.9813.0212.4411.9712.0710.9210.4610.65 Sicilia
Toscana31.6035.2235.4936.8137.1437.1933.1031.9032.0330.2730.3728.9528.8927.5526.8326.6324.8824.4523.6723.5622.3222.1920.8319.8719.7719.4820.0119.3520.8719.3819.4519.0219.1518.6218.5718.3118.1618.3418.0518.0218.4618.1816.2016.89 Toscana
Trentino-Alto Adige14.8117.4418.1818.2218.6919.5118.5018.0517.3816.0415.5514.3114.7213.3513.3712.5312.3912.3412.0712.5211.7411.6111.6512.2612.1412.1512.1611.9114.8713.7313.4812.2712.4511.6811.9411.0110.8911.1911.1610.8610.8910.7110.2610.94 Trentino-Alto Adige
Bolzano                    10.079.519.3910.0110.239.269.578.929.679.009.5110.1210.018.8110.328.708.839.638.999.199.159.508.899.80  Bolzano
Trento                    13.5413.7214.0214.4714.1314.8714.7514.8314.1313.5913.1414.2914.7514.5013.5413.4913.0512.9213.5712.7712.9312.1911.8712.2513.71 Trento
Umbria29.2332.2032.3532.7332.1035.7334.6233.2432.3430.1229.5428.6329.1328.4226.9026.4925.9226.3325.5024.7524.1824.3124.5923.6722.6123.1220.7819.9220.8818.8219.5919.1918.8918.7018.4317.4117.2619.2916.6515.5014.4213.7714.5015.61 Umbria
Valle d'Aosta33.3337.0541.9838.9939.7240.3940.7537.8834.5832.2333.0024.7227.5325.6226.5520.9418.7322.8623.6221.9422.1021.5720.9121.1520.8919.9917.6617.6019.7815.6314.2316.1817.6117.2919.2215.6715.7116.1115.9714.5115.7113.6513.7315.90 Valle d'Aosta
Veneto19.2621.0421.6121.5421.2121.4719.8019.9519.1717.3016.7815.9616.1215.3815.0913.8314.1113.9613.7113.3814.1613.4213.8314.1313.6213.9913.2313.1112.8312.4012.5512.5412.3512.1312.3411.8811.4611.7211.4011.5411.4011.1711.0511.79 Veneto
TOTAL ITALY21.8921.8525.5126.4627.1827.4725.6424.9924.0523.0922.5021.5021.8020.6420.5319.9219.6520.0320.1220.1520.0019.3319.0918.7017.7318.7417.9717.3018.3317.3917.2517.1116.9316.7116.6516.2515.2815.2114.9814.8114.8414.0913.7214.28 TOTAL ITALY


Abortion percentage rank for Italian regions, 1979-2022

region19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022region
Abruzzo101212121212121010111111121312138111010910118888911899889891012119101011Abruzzo
Basilicata171716151414141313141212131199791111111210121312121020191918201918161717151614171715Basilicata
Calabria2019202019202020192020182019191717161414141315151715151316151314151617171919191920191818Calabria
Campania192019192019191917181817171717161517171716161619201617181314101212111191414171516151416Campania
Emilia-Romagna22211132112212255554476656673233333346555653Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia766568887887910101110131313131413131413131512111213131312131113139108913Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio9101110999797767887141085684444342666778778876468Lazio
Liguria11322223223123312222222211221121111111111111Liguria
Lombardia88881010109899101091189121212121112111011101210101110101210121212111211131212Lombardia
Marche1111101111111111121313131414141516141515151514141214141414161515171716181616141415141614Marche
Molise1514141313131312111210887764448549711795651811101311134761391310Molise
Piemonte4446555142010141411121310128971055565435474445457424322Piemonte
Puglia129997765665455121111111122114342222222233535Puglia
Sardegna161515161717151616151516151515141115161617171716161716161812141614141414101110108789Sardegna
Sicilia1818181818181818181919201920201919181818181818171518181915171717161515151515161717181920Sicilia
Toscana5554447654434453666676810910788787566535342244Toscana
Trentino-Alto Adige1416171716161717151717191818182020202020202020201920202017181820182020202020202019202019Trentino-Alto Adige
Umbria6777864445653144333333333356795565766368121177Umbria
Valle d'Aosta3313331133196661213779897979111191316119941089913712116Valle d'Aosta
Veneto1313131415151615141616151616161818191919191919181819191719202019191819191818181818161517Veneto


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