Netherlands abortion percentages by province, 1995-2023
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnstonlast updated 11 October 2025
Abortion rates by province (per 1,000 women ages 15-44), 2012-2021
| province | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 3.9 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | Drenthe |
| Flevoland | 11.0 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 12.8 | Flevoland |
| Friesland | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.3 | Friesland |
| Gelderland | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | Gelderland |
| Groningen | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.7 | Groningen |
| Limburg | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | Limburg |
| Noord-Brabant | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | Noord-Brabant |
| Noord-Holland | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 11.0 | Noord-Holland |
| Overijssel | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | Overijssel |
| Utrecht | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | Utrecht |
| Zeeland | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 7.4 | Zeeland |
| Zuid-Holland | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 10.8 | Zuid-Holland |
| NETHERLANDS TOTAL | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | NETHERLANDS TOTAL |
Abortion ratios by province, 1995-2023
| province | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 50.9 | 53.1 | 62.3 | 48.9 | 63.0 | 76.1 | 65.4 | 67.1 | 72.4 | 64.9 | 70.5 | 69.1 | 70.4 | 112.4 | 71.1 | 83.6 | 78.9 | 74.2 | 86.7 | 88.1 | 86.3 | 79.2 | 116.2 | 120.5 | Drenthe | ||||||
| Flevoland | 70.0 | 82.6 | 113.1 | 86.2 | 123.5 | 127.8 | 156.8 | 143.9 | 131.3 | 147.2 | 168.7 | 188.0 | 175.1 | 202.7 | 186.5 | 190.5 | 205.5 | 222.1 | 198.8 | 216.1 | 231.6 | 203.5 | 244.4 | 286.5 | Flevoland | ||||||
| Friesland | 52.9 | 68.3 | 88.3 | 70.6 | 82.9 | 80.0 | 84.8 | 66.3 | 83.1 | 85.7 | 82.0 | 85.5 | 84.7 | 87.7 | 90.6 | 105.3 | 99.1 | 106.6 | 112.5 | 114.3 | 109.9 | 104.6 | 131.0 | 142.3 | Friesland | ||||||
| Gelderland | 71.6 | 82.4 | 89.0 | 75.8 | 85.8 | 99.0 | 86.5 | 98.3 | 95.2 | 97.5 | 94.2 | 101.9 | 106.4 | 108.1 | 110.5 | 109.6 | 112.1 | 115.5 | 113.5 | 120.0 | 117.0 | 110.2 | 134.7 | 153.2 | Gelderland | ||||||
| Groningen | 102.7 | 110.2 | 128.2 | 118.0 | 139.9 | 133.1 | 134.1 | 122.4 | 142.2 | 136.7 | 132.9 | 130.4 | 146.3 | 153.4 | 169.6 | 159.1 | 154.5 | 177.9 | 176.6 | 180.9 | 192.9 | 161.5 | 197.6 | 234.4 | Groningen | ||||||
| Limburg | 84.2 | 30.3 | 113.8 | 109.9 | 120.4 | 130.1 | 122.9 | 133.3 | 131.8 | 123.6 | 126.4 | 132.9 | 125.5 | 141.0 | 130.9 | 149.4 | 131.1 | 139.4 | 144.3 | 162.1 | 156.7 | 147.4 | 183.1 | 199.1 | Limburg | ||||||
| Noord-Brabant | 74.0 | 84.9 | 99.9 | 93.8 | 105.5 | 108.7 | 114.4 | 118.0 | 109.0 | 115.6 | 115.6 | 119.2 | 123.6 | 127.8 | 125.6 | 132.0 | 121.9 | 132.7 | 139.3 | 142.5 | 149.3 | 138.0 | 177.2 | 200.7 | Noord-Brabant | ||||||
| Noord-Holland | 193.2 | 203.0 | 229.6 | 201.4 | 227.7 | 224.3 | 234.2 | 224.3 | 230.3 | 212.7 | 206.8 | 221.7 | 224.2 | 215.0 | 215.3 | 210.3 | 202.6 | 225.8 | 217.7 | 227.1 | 218.7 | 203.0 | 255.6 | 298.9 | Noord-Holland | ||||||
| Overijssel | 68.0 | 50.1 | 91.5 | 44.4 | 102.2 | 93.8 | 88.6 | 94.3 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 90.3 | 99.8 | 96.7 | 87.0 | 100.1 | 106.4 | 107.3 | 113.2 | 112.5 | 114.8 | 117.0 | 112.4 | 127.4 | 150.0 | Overijssel | ||||||
| Utrecht | 108.4 | 14.6 | 121.0 | 13.6 | 124.5 | 131.7 | 132.0 | 140.3 | 139.1 | 153.0 | 136.0 | 130.0 | 123.7 | 122.5 | 119.4 | 124.6 | 121.8 | 129.3 | 137.6 | 134.7 | 132.3 | 123.7 | 164.8 | 175.4 | Utrecht | ||||||
| Zeeland | 66.6 | 18.5 | 104.1 | 100.0 | 96.1 | 92.0 | 108.2 | 109.6 | 120.3 | 95.0 | 126.6 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 95.4 | 98.4 | 101.0 | 111.0 | 114.0 | 77.9 | 46.8 | 71.0 | 121.4 | 144.4 | 187.9 | Zeeland | ||||||
| Zuid-Holland | 143.4 | 145.3 | 214.3 | 206.8 | 216.9 | 219.3 | 219.8 | 225.8 | 210.8 | 211.3 | 182.4 | 202.6 | 192.6 | 201.6 | 185.5 | 200.1 | 194.9 | 182.0 | 200.6 | 219.2 | 214.0 | 192.4 | 229.4 | 255.6 | Zuid-Holland | ||||||
| Caribbean | 101.3 | 400.0 | 500.0 | 554.0 | 403.3 | 448.6 | 507.8 | 450.8 | 387.5 | 435.6 | 444.4 | 535.5 | Caribbean | ||||||||||||||||||
| NETHERLANDS TOTAL | 109.9 | 118.4 | 116.5 | 121.1 | 126.3 | 131.7 | 140.4 | 145.7 | 143.8 | 150.0 | 152.9 | 153.8 | 156.2 | 154.2 | 153.1 | 144.9 | 154.0 | 152.7 | 156.2 | 151.8 | 157.9 | 153.5 | 159.1 | 163.9 | 170.6 | 169.1 | 156.5 | 193.1 | 219.0 | NETHERLANDS TOTAL |
Abortion percentages by province, 1995-2021
| province | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 4.84 | 5.04 | 5.86 | 4.67 | 5.92 | 7.07 | 6.14 | 6.29 | 6.76 | 6.10 | 6.59 | 6.46 | 6.57 | 10.10 | 6.64 | 7.72 | 7.31 | 6.91 | 7.98 | 8.09 | 7.95 | 7.34 | 10.41 | 10.76 | Drenthe | ||||||
| Flevoland | 6.54 | 7.63 | 10.16 | 7.94 | 11.00 | 11.33 | 13.55 | 12.58 | 11.61 | 12.83 | 14.44 | 15.83 | 14.90 | 16.85 | 15.72 | 16.00 | 17.05 | 18.18 | 16.59 | 17.77 | 18.80 | 16.91 | 19.64 | 22.27 | Flevoland | ||||||
| Friesland | 5.03 | 6.39 | 8.11 | 6.59 | 7.66 | 7.41 | 7.81 | 6.22 | 7.67 | 7.89 | 7.58 | 7.88 | 7.81 | 8.06 | 8.31 | 9.53 | 9.01 | 9.63 | 10.11 | 10.26 | 9.90 | 9.47 | 11.58 | 12.46 | Friesland | ||||||
| Gelderland | 6.68 | 7.62 | 8.17 | 7.05 | 7.90 | 9.01 | 7.96 | 8.95 | 8.69 | 8.89 | 8.61 | 9.24 | 9.61 | 9.76 | 9.95 | 9.88 | 10.08 | 10.36 | 10.19 | 10.71 | 10.47 | 9.93 | 11.87 | 13.29 | Gelderland | ||||||
| Groningen | 9.31 | 9.92 | 11.36 | 10.56 | 12.27 | 11.75 | 11.83 | 10.91 | 12.45 | 12.03 | 11.73 | 11.53 | 12.76 | 13.30 | 14.50 | 13.73 | 13.38 | 15.11 | 15.01 | 15.32 | 16.17 | 13.91 | 16.50 | 18.99 | Groningen | ||||||
| Limburg | 7.76 | 2.94 | 10.22 | 9.90 | 10.75 | 11.52 | 10.94 | 11.76 | 11.64 | 11.00 | 11.22 | 11.73 | 11.15 | 12.36 | 11.57 | 13.00 | 11.59 | 12.24 | 12.61 | 13.95 | 13.55 | 12.85 | 15.48 | 16.60 | Limburg | ||||||
| Noord-Brabant | 6.89 | 7.83 | 9.09 | 8.58 | 9.55 | 9.81 | 10.27 | 10.56 | 9.83 | 10.36 | 10.36 | 10.65 | 11.00 | 11.33 | 11.16 | 11.66 | 10.87 | 11.71 | 12.23 | 12.48 | 12.99 | 12.13 | 15.06 | 16.72 | Noord-Brabant | ||||||
| Noord-Holland | 16.19 | 16.88 | 18.67 | 16.76 | 18.55 | 18.32 | 18.97 | 18.32 | 18.72 | 17.54 | 17.14 | 18.15 | 18.31 | 17.70 | 17.71 | 17.37 | 16.84 | 18.42 | 17.87 | 18.51 | 17.95 | 16.88 | 20.36 | 23.01 | Noord-Holland | ||||||
| Overijssel | 6.37 | 4.77 | 8.38 | 4.25 | 9.27 | 8.58 | 8.14 | 8.62 | 8.99 | 9.03 | 8.28 | 9.07 | 8.82 | 8.00 | 9.10 | 9.62 | 9.69 | 10.17 | 10.11 | 10.30 | 10.48 | 10.10 | 11.30 | 13.04 | Overijssel | ||||||
| Utrecht | 9.78 | 1.43 | 10.80 | 1.34 | 11.07 | 11.63 | 11.66 | 12.30 | 12.21 | 13.27 | 11.97 | 11.51 | 11.01 | 10.91 | 10.66 | 11.08 | 10.86 | 11.45 | 12.10 | 11.87 | 11.68 | 11.01 | 14.15 | 14.92 | Utrecht | ||||||
| Zeeland | 6.25 | 1.82 | 9.43 | 9.09 | 8.77 | 8.42 | 9.76 | 9.88 | 10.74 | 8.67 | 11.24 | 9.06 | 9.08 | 8.71 | 8.96 | 9.17 | 9.99 | 10.23 | 7.22 | 4.47 | 6.63 | 10.82 | 12.62 | 15.81 | Zeeland | ||||||
| Zuid-Holland | 12.54 | 12.69 | 17.65 | 17.13 | 17.83 | 17.99 | 18.02 | 18.42 | 17.41 | 17.44 | 15.43 | 16.84 | 16.15 | 16.78 | 15.65 | 16.68 | 16.31 | 15.40 | 16.71 | 17.98 | 17.63 | 16.13 | 18.66 | 20.35 | Zuid-Holland | ||||||
| Caribbean | 9.20 | 28.57 | 33.33 | 35.65 | 28.74 | 30.97 | 33.68 | 31.07 | 27.93 | 30.34 | 30.77 | 34.87 | Caribbean | ||||||||||||||||||
| NETHERLANDS TOTAL | 9.90 | 10.59 | 10.43 | 10.80 | 11.21 | 11.63 | 12.31 | 12.72 | 12.58 | 13.04 | 13.26 | 13.33 | 13.51 | 13.36 | 13.28 | 12.66 | 13.34 | 13.25 | 13.51 | 13.18 | 13.63 | 13.31 | 13.73 | 14.08 | 14.57 | 14.47 | 13.53 | 16.18 | 17.97 | NETHERLANDS TOTAL |
Abortion percentage ranks by province, 1995-2021
| province | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Drenthe | ||||||
| Flevoland | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Flevoland | ||||||
| Friesland | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | Friesland | ||||||
| Gelderland | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Gelderland | ||||||
| Groningen | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Groningen | ||||||
| Limburg | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Limburg | ||||||
| Noord-Brabant | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Noord-Brabant | ||||||
| Noord-Holland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Noord-Holland | ||||||
| Overijssel | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | Overijssel | ||||||
| Utrecht | 3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Utrecht | ||||||
| Zeeland | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Zeeland | ||||||
| Zuid-Holland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Zuid-Holland | ||||||
| Caribbean | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Caribbean |