People's Republic of China: abortions and live births by region, 1956-2019

by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 16 July 2026

The PRC government releases limited data on abortions and live births by region, and that data which is released may be of limited accuracy. The following data is mostly derived directly or indirectly from official Chinese data. Live birth data is derived from PRC statistics agency annual figures for regional population and birth rates. Abortion data for 2003-2009 and 2011 is that reported by the PRC Ministry of Health. Abortion data for 1965 and 1988-1996 is derived from abortion rates reported by Thomas Scharping (2003).

The live birth figures here are of limited accuracy, as it is believed that the figures released by the PRC are often incomplete and/or inaccurate. PRC abortion-related figures at the regional level are known to be incomplete based on comparison to nationwide totals reported by the PRC's National Population and Family Planning Commission, which in turn may not have accurate figures.

Reported or estimated abortions by region, 1956-2019

region1956196519721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021region
Anhui           512,000      134,000 403,000549,000602,000 477,000 243,000     187,080170,815160,709174,182168,682185,904281,614151,439176,359185,035186,516125,096200,291199,959187,797211,667261,124269,924  Anhui
Beijing1,59363,000                54,500 49,50048,30030,500 18,100 13,100     292,843284,642307,122154,699146,136140,285137,01088,111210,761207,557191,29171,753201,450190,081170,208157,603143,663140,402  Beijing
Chongqing                                580,651226,683576,037234,940234,347249,851283,393217,897218,127216,277226,507235,935300,766309,279313,229287,922274,947262,740  Chongqing
Fujian                  41,000 379,000506,000397,000 269,000 125,000     139,969129,109156,653147,320163,961176,978222,009154,364162,638167,078189,510183,044321,708330,374333,039325,234351,850350,189  Fujian
Gansu   49,84148,58544,75329,04633,11639,57194,20346,53363,927      22,000 173,000106,00081,000 64,000 91,000     69,25070,27964,50175,18170,23069,84965,81141,34443,06449,26754,50751,47797,94898,31594,267118,798127,455139,415  Gansu
Guangdong 123,000     367,000  592,000       124,000 848,000913,000869,000 791,000 691,000     1,001,481995,578966,6821,039,8501,005,4041,050,9561,432,268996,5321,051,1681,078,7201,068,625817,3371,281,1451,349,3051,339,2481,313,2721,282,0481,259,468  Guangdong
Guangxi                  118,000 585,000426,000707,000 550,000 355,000     335,733344,655342,010340,999356,810375,562417,019241,561256,189284,428292,741305,676469,622453,251467,239469,820457,986456,434  Guangxi
Guizhou 18,000                45,000 287,000305,000309,000 309,000 282,000     69,49960,88863,79349,99344,63649,51558,58137,29325,72537,09742,91841,36175,963109,27096,183119,686102,129156,207  Guizhou
Hainan                  12,900 77,50077,40059,900 59,100 45,700     59,93342,10162,48260,66156,52557,74472,17854,28662,91967,58262,96957,48776,39380,55988,97887,55386,86590,232  Hainan
Hebei 120,000338,000304,000259,000245,000202,000240,000254,000402,000477,000       141,000 718,000712,000385,000 248,000 90,000     145,208144,766125,718131,548141,985158,506227,350143,665149,127130,555150,544155,805277,512330,296303,559304,029296,670366,156  Hebei
Heilongjiang           326,000      71,000 148,000142,000123,000 61,000 28,000     119,429133,068125,423139,334133,163143,626176,906115,158105,526107,295107,974115,454173,553153,096142,996132,587132,555121,141  Heilongjiang
Henan                  122,000 1,013,0001,335,0001,334,000 194,000 144,000     291,568273,199258,663251,851253,249261,442272,390202,343203,630213,352233,872230,420297,664381,198359,591379,166431,623472,482  Henan
Hubei           698,000      158,000 493,000548,000489,000 384,000 225,000     260,215259,274242,600249,951260,917272,876298,830227,222226,610239,284231,452226,446282,959338,638340,079356,231357,466345,408  Hubei
Hunan 50,000                165,000 763,000866,000837,000 318,000 198,000     224,383225,501184,775194,499200,939216,651279,473204,574205,667212,919207,540209,998379,845385,583359,214351,325384,594357,815  Hunan
Inner Mongolia                  38,000 115,00084,000102,000 69,000 45,000     57,00863,47671,04172,33972,32272,34079,60550,15354,41355,46753,59759,744134,915131,369153,241156,708161,816165,935  Inner Mongolia
Jiangsu 256,000         900,000      217,000 667,000665,000510,000 261,000 215,000     597,515656,369694,165725,493754,288790,992872,970507,445520,830550,138559,613553,353843,345808,438775,574749,259757,499725,198  Jiangsu
Jiangxi           223,000      71,000 309,000336,000390,000 233,000 245,000     145,032135,106121,480140,238159,064148,854211,830130,458115,444128,369125,543133,871263,790257,636268,617279,137304,013305,787  Jiangxi
Jilin 33,000                57,000 97,00094,000159,000 73,000 33,000     98,086118,588135,324124,905143,790150,166151,41597,322100,084102,510108,193104,295153,089147,823139,837128,676119,752114,710  Jilin
Liaoning                  99,000 97,000101,00081,000 45,000 35,000      266,217257,053246,516259,612 306,018205,254 207,693209,296 273,096268,236263,270245,764237,181230,576  Liaoning
Ningxia                  8,800 25,20023,20021,500 14,900 8,900     30,88437,88538,25829,84834,28133,53770,85227,93937,45746,91145,51248,12873,40767,55368,34967,48869,31968,811  Ningxia
Qinghai                  5,900 29,40025,50017,700 16,700 8,500     22,12226,03222,05921,03121,08021,26520,1089,8109,50012,66010,63714,45828,37431,97137,77730,55436,72234,651  Qinghai
Shaanxi                  53,000 319,000313,000250,000 239,000 133,000      85,94685,49287,77887,321 115,09087,393 92,32496,004 175,956198,225201,436227,593238,975243,346  Shaanxi
Shandong                  269,000 974,0001,095,000482,000 118,000 56,000     456,390461,664439,218437,732415,396448,629510,598354,579328,360338,146335,160304,692511,051527,886556,490605,641676,026674,184  Shandong
Shanghai 82,000   101,445110,437127,751136,042173,241196,553228,750      68,300 282,500263,400241,800 225,600 222,600     182,119196,680206,996208,684218,559221,188276,121206,535205,156208,346201,621200,904227,258217,457204,833196,759185,815174,896  Shanghai
Shanxi                  45,000 137,000152,000158,000 186,000 134,000     91,07291,81190,11287,41298,245101,064146,29091,65590,71498,210116,00691,611182,160203,797168,685170,681165,111164,992  Shanxi
Sichuan           1,155,000      542,000 929,000827,000591,000 494,000 458,000     230,772571,395236,860551,684572,209598,111664,505507,664512,968573,461583,937595,777818,582802,619754,196733,028729,764726,443  Sichuan
Tianjin                  36,200 48,30039,10028,800 20,500 20,100     113,400111,086111,11488,119121,500129,312138,266107,597111,451115,234109,699117,089130,155120,707111,100103,13396,61491,418  Tianjin
Tibet                          6,600     5,3004,6713,1435,5652,9152,9464,4057339851,7357641,2375,2133,1633,7224,7123,4362,883  Tibet
Xinjiang                  25,000 133,00080,00083,000 54,000 26,000     113,504110,21199,89099,234104,62595,218123,77055,99454,58657,73358,03561,16984,459100,94782,24083,22783,22977,483  Xinjiang
Yunnan                  104,000 484,000470,000410,000 258,000 160,000     208,031292,476207,602213,710219,755239,034339,150190,397188,327203,108202,356200,092390,323423,633437,045441,903428,210441,191  Yunnan
Zhejiang  355,000392,000387,000303,000388,000393,000429,000559,000626,000       117,000 371,000329,000262,000 182,000 142,000     385,099625,269683,613720,699786,669823,123917,276604,658633,002642,819627,088611,268890,003831,297822,685787,575755,547731,528  Zhejiang
unknown01,055,0004,120,5424,364,5644,289,9794,390,0624,013,4634,068,7024,532,5916,628,1437,589,5584,590,26812,419,66314,371,8438,890,14010,931,56511,578,71310,489,4129,711,23910,379,4262,539,5262,655,413405,0879,496,1193,235,1647,476,4824,354,6956,589,8697,384,2906,764,3576,658,5506,284,844298,7410000347,01500300,75200312,2000000008,962,4219,500,000unknown
PRC TOTAL1,5931,800,0004,813,5425,110,4054,984,5645,084,2604,742,9465,229,5695,391,2047,856,5879,527,6448,696,94512,419,66314,371,8438,890,14010,931,56511,578,71310,489,41212,675,83910,379,42613,493,92614,086,31310,416,2879,496,1199,467,0647,476,4828,834,1956,589,8697,384,2906,764,3576,658,5506,284,8446,812,3177,215,4407,140,5887,105,9957,308,6157,632,5399,173,1016,111,3756,361,5396,631,3106,690,0276,237,1779,621,9959,851,9619,644,7249,626,7319,740,0049,762,0458,962,4219,500,000PRC TOTAL

Note: reporting is incomplete.


Reported or estimated live births by region, 1956-2025

region19561965197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025region
Anhui1,081,9001,373,1001,476,9001,413,8001,231,8001,075,1001,027,300988,500965,7001,046,600973,700854,000      1,119,000 1,388,7001,220,8001,094,500 994,500 971,200 973,400 816,500763,500688,100687,200723,700760,700769,900780,000800,600801,300756,500730,400777,100771,300771,200776,600785,500852,200754,000732,900576,900492,100438,700394,800377,800 Anhui
Beijing150,400179,300142,000127,40098,20081,80075,30085,900110,000119,500138,000159,200      155,700 141,30087,800101,600 100,800 101,000 74,800 84,60084,50093,90074,30091,10096,700100,200139,400144,700149,900146,800167,800188,100189,800211,700174,200204,600198,800180,600177,800153,000139,000123,800123,100132,900 Beijing
Chongqing                            403,600 325,600274,400263,400277,200263,900263,000278,000284,400286,700283,000264,600290,900323,100312,200324,700339,200366,000351,500348,600334,100239,700208,500192,100178,100191,100 Chongqing
Fujian435,800723,300723,500712,900661,300666,100663,200649,800602,700534,200481,700537,200      579,000 742,200616,700566,500 516,900 431,100 380,400 395,600398,200394,500400,300408,700412,600430,200429,800444,000447,300416,200431,800489,300474,000540,500553,800582,300609,800541,700533,700383,200345,800296,100284,900291,400 Fujian
Gansu399,000609,500641,700617,200489,700378,700324,000323,600332,800313,000316,700321,500      436,000 466,300442,800448,200 495,100 454,700 414,400 361,700342,600333,100319,200315,800320,400327,500334,800337,200340,300308,500308,300308,800308,500309,000311,800306,900316,300278,400266,000263,900241,000211,100190,100196,600 Gansu
Guangdong1,293,7001,535,1001,507,0001,483,2001,378,2001,237,1001,159,8001,154,3001,261,7001,352,6001,349,1001,470,400      1,239,000 1,412,6001,322,6001,260,000 1,217,400 1,256,500 1,179,300 1,325,2001,218,3001,175,1001,224,3001,196,3001,075,7001,112,3001,155,3001,167,4001,193,3001,167,3001,124,0001,280,8001,207,0001,240,8001,298,6001,411,1001,660,9001,579,3001,566,1001,297,7001,186,0001,050,5001,031,7001,136,1001,003,000Guangdong
Guangxi560,0001,036,600938,900961,600985,400931,500891,000870,500839,900876,600890,600986,300      906,700 860,700946,500884,300 846,500 772,300 741,900 646,100660,700641,300673,200651,200664,500681,400676,600693,500688,100651,400638,200666,500675,600671,100675,900671,200742,900698,500663,100570,200487,600429,500404,200419,600 Guangxi
Guizhou527,800909,600933,900971,5001,004,1001,015,200917,200838,800768,800734,400685,800670,500      744,500 754,600743,200752,900 792,600 783,900 805,500 773,400705,100689,100615,700588,700544,200515,500482,300485,100482,800485,700469,800476,000474,000477,300482,000504,700531,700531,300525,300528,500468,800425,300411,600414,600 Guizhou
Hainan                  129,400 164,800154,800146,200 147,700 147,400 139,200 123,600121,200122,100119,100120,800121,300122,000123,500125,600126,700127,800131,000133,400134,200136,300137,700139,400143,200142,200128,100104,80099,30088,30096,80098,200 Hainan
Hebei1,197,5001,499,3001,253,7001,014,500835,600765,000721,700775,700819,800820,800809,2001,037,600      1,177,500 1,260,1001,031,900962,000 953,700 898,000 854,600 754,200747,600776,500773,700815,700879,700884,300925,500911,400909,500951,000941,600935,300950,400965,200833,700916,000978,000836,200806,500609,100532,500451,900409,600435,300 Hebei
Heilongjiang471,600861,700960,400921,800803,800699,300604,200569,000568,500488,000432,200423,400      593,400 641,600568,100586,300 556,300 462,300 440,700  323,200304,300285,400277,500300,600289,400301,300302,600286,200281,700264,400271,900251,500265,900211,700211,900211,400199,000186,500118,900112,200103,50089,400101,500 Heilongjiang
Henan1,706,6001,891,6002,043,6002,050,8001,862,6001,598,8001,489,6001,489,5001,549,7001,546,4001,457,1001,526,700      1,741,800 2,155,3001,733,3001,606,700 1,386,500 1,309,800 1,319,900 1,240,1001,261,3001,193,0001,169,7001,134,0001,083,4001,088,5001,053,9001,076,8001,086,3001,083,5001,093,7001,131,4001,174,6001,234,6001,232,0001,296,6001,272,9001,156,1001,091,100918,500790,600732,500692,900761,300 Henan
Hubei811,9001,230,1001,216,7001,113,200985,400914,200894,200884,700854,100920,500953,700956,100      989,300 1,174,8001,141,0001,063,000 1,039,100 936,700 743,100 548,200481,500475,300469,600480,300499,100516,900523,700526,000542,300593,400598,500635,900642,400689,800628,300708,600743,900682,800672,700475,700406,900355,300319,900313,900 Hubei
Hunan1,043,0001,650,3001,406,9001,404,9001,328,6001,249,8001,014,400950,800898,900931,800855,000965,400      1,373,800 1,466,4001,272,8001,046,600 882,100 823,400 800,400 751,300778,300766,300787,600796,400752,800756,000760,100809,000836,000860,700878,600894,900891,000893,800898,300899,000880,200808,800689,900566,800472,100411,400394,100385,100 Hunan
Inner Mongolia256,900492,400271,700265,500249,500226,500205,400192,000197,300423,500411,900439,800      418,000 458,300366,300376,700 428,900 371,200 337,700 234,800256,400228,900220,500228,100242,200238,400248,000239,800235,200229,900220,800225,900220,500228,000188,400220,000230,400202,200198,800173,000150,200134,000119,800131,800 Inner Mongolia
Jiangsu1,636,6001,706,1001,191,6001,108,800965,1001,006,6001,005,6001,023,900981,900862,100872,3001,011,500      1,032,000 1,389,9001,166,9001,085,700 967,500 861,000 787,900 665,300664,500679,100674,200710,900701,100716,600723,600725,000745,900765,700769,400766,500773,300782,600752,500818,000817,900787,200772,400563,700480,500445,300410,100424,600 Jiangsu
Jiangxi524,600858,400866,2001,010,700971,9001,008,700970,900923,200859,700677,100606,900674,700      714,200 936,900819,400764,200 778,100 719,600 706,200 645,200646,300622,300598,500583,100594,500598,800605,400612,500614,700612,200603,100602,300590,400593,200592,000604,700622,100606,100568,600428,400376,700325,600294,400299,400 Jiangxi
Jilin402,000663,800706,400602,100484,300465,500447,800452,300493,500423,800349,500394,200      435,400 483,900428,800398,500 363,200 327,000 312,300 276,500235,700224,000196,000200,200214,300208,900206,100181,800183,300217,300177,900154,600143,000174,900153,400142,500170,800164,400148,100116,100111,600101,40087,90096,600 Jilin
Liaoning783,9001,016,600823,800855,100750,600659,300599,400598,000722,500661,000592,800586,400      616,500 646,600482,800504,800 498,600 500,100 473,500 447,700324,600310,200290,500274,500295,900273,300296,100272,700263,100292,300250,000269,100265,800282,800267,700285,600279,800274,200275,900219,600199,200171,200169,800179,500 Liaoning
Ningxia 109,100121,600120,800112,500122,700109,600104,900104,000100,300102,30094,500      110,300 114,400105,40097,900 99,100 99,100 97,900 91,40093,20093,90090,90093,90094,90093,80090,30088,40089,90089,50088,50087,40087,40088,80086,30095,10094,80094,60098,40083,60084,20077,20073,00080,000 Ningxia
Qinghai48,900112,300120,800121,700113,400107,800100,10098,20095,40091,00083,90079,600      83,600 109,000106,100103,900 104,600 106,800 106,900 99,50099,70095,50090,50088,00085,30083,50082,40080,30080,80084,10082,00081,70080,90084,50084,90085,60084,50084,00080,60067,80066,60063,10054,90060,000 Qinghai
Shaanxi495,000744,100770,700705,300647,900584,200517,400501,800479,200477,500429,200498,400      659,600 778,600666,500641,800 612,300 531,100 487,600  383,600383,800391,800389,800369,700376,900378,600382,600381,600363,400367,100383,200380,800387,700388,400412,200433,700419,400416,100354,000312,000291,200269,900290,900 Shaanxi
Shandong1,717,9002,027,3001,844,5001,622,9001,507,2001,503,1001,385,8001,289,8001,341,7001,342,2001,234,6001,393,200      1,413,900 1,546,6001,319,800984,100 840,200 926,200 1,023,400 1,024,0001,005,4001,014,5001,042,1001,147,5001,122,7001,079,8001,040,7001,059,4001,108,0001,117,0001,111,5001,155,3001,112,0001,395,7001,238,2001,784,2001,759,8001,336,2001,189,500870,100750,500681,900608,400647,100 Shandong
Shanghai251,000185,900114,900109,70098,700101,500110,600117,500124,200139,700144,100195,200      166,600 137,800102,90097,900 78,600 79,500 76,100 85,30083,70092,70085,700110,100133,100146,700187,200190,300190,900162,400164,200229,300200,200206,000184,800222,000199,700178,200173,700124,900116,200107,70098,200117,800 Shanghai
Shanxi467,800636,300652,200609,700595,500543,300465,100420,400379,500382,300419,700509,500      558,700 653,400634,300583,600 531,700 515,800 510,400 392,900427,300423,600406,300412,200403,300387,500383,400386,100372,500381,700372,900379,600382,100385,300351,200361,600388,200337,200318,900288,300245,700235,000212,500239,200 Shanxi
Sichuan2,090,0003,026,1003,276,5003,226,5002,971,2002,758,7001,988,5001,620,8001,269,7001,327,3001,171,5001,581,900      1,934,400 2,064,6001,723,9001,789,400 1,898,500 1,906,500 1,241,700 1,007,800908,800846,700750,600732,100796,600746,600748,500776,400748,900718,400789,500799,600802,800831,800844,200864,700933,300919,500893,600636,200573,500535,100528,900536,100 Sichuan
Tianjin  70,000134,90097,70097,60090,10093,700111,000108,20099,600136,100      134,200 138,000108,500115,000 102,700 95,700 62,100 77,30076,10075,40072,20074,90077,60082,50088,20095,600101,900106,300115,100120,600116,700117,00084,000106,300107,90092,20093,20083,10072,80064,70061,00068,100 Tianjin
Tibet  42,70039,90043,40038,00036,80039,20040,90041,00041,40045,300      51,300 53,20053,20053,900 60,500 60,300 59,700 50,30049,10050,50047,30048,00050,20049,60047,40045,30045,30047,40047,60048,80050,00051,20052,00053,70055,80053,90052,70051,10051,90051,80050,10051,300 Tibet
Xinjiang167,400329,100404,200415,600403,800382,100343,400315,200278,000283,100273,100274,800      281,200 404,300380,200360,500 339,800 328,500 344,900 324,900315,500310,500309,600314,100330,000323,700351,800342,000345,200349,400333,500345,200361,900382,200371,800372,500393,800269,400208,300179,700159,500168,900184,500247,100 Xinjiang
Yunnan644,600950,800976,800999,300968,600914,900939,500937,900877,100754,900663,600817,300      862,900 880,500824,500804,700 858,700 843,600 829,200 807,900793,500775,600743,900688,700655,000591,800590,400573,800572,700602,900587,200584,900584,800588,600600,600615,500635,000620,300595,400517,500438,500382,000384,100401,300 Yunnan
Zhejiang816,6001,079,400844,800816,400744,900704,500693,700702,100681,600681,900596,600694,200      648,000 639,000608,400623,500 568,500 525,100 282,100 482,000473,800476,600469,200527,500554,000521,900535,100531,600539,200559,400527,500575,300579,000619,000629,600681,300735,500691,300670,000461,200451,300413,000384,400411,500 Zhejiang
DIFFERENCE59,600126,800-261,600-515,700-721,900-460,600-1,038,600-939,000-1,042,800-1,079,300538,2001,590,100      1,765,100 14,6001,613,8001,467,100 2,152,300 2,636,600 2,996,200 2,921,1002,082,4001,900,2001,701,1001,478,9001,743,0001,532,6001,366,2001,481,9001,466,6001,162,4001,469,3001,231,6001,211,900938,8001,126,2001,130,700-206,700-637,800-478,000-5,200-3,3009006,9002,300 DIFFERENCE
PRC TOTAL20,042,00027,564,00026,083,00025,042,00022,669,00021,377,00018,753,00018,073,00017,567,00017,382,00017,974,00020,925,00022,650,00020,800,00020,770,00022,270,00024,110,00025,500,00023,071,00024,320,00024,079,00022,794,00021,372,00021,440,00021,213,00020,740,00020,782,00020,480,00020,007,00018,420,00017,780,00017,080,00016,520,00016,037,00015,976,00016,214,00015,892,00015,940,00016,122,00016,190,00015,957,00016,074,00016,384,00016,400,00016,870,00016,550,00017,860,00017,230,00015,230,00014,650,00012,020,00010,620,0009,560,0009,020,0009,540,0007,920,000PRC TOTAL

Note: birth data may be inaccurate. "Difference" indicates difference between official total for PRC and total of official figures for regions.


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