People's Republic of China: abortion percentages 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.

Abortion ratios by P.R. China region (reported or estimated)

region1956196519721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021region
Anhui           600      120 290450550 480 250     272249222229219238352189233253240162260257239248346368  Anhui
Beijing11350                350 350550300 180 130     3,1193,8313,3711,6001,4581,0069475881,4361,2371,0173789521,091832793795790  Beijing
Chongqing                                2,2048182,183893843879988770824743701756926912856819789786  Chongqing
Fujian                  70 510820700 520 290     355323383357381412500345391387387386595597572533650656  Fujian
Gansu   819911890102119301147199      50 370240180 130 200     208220204235214209195121140160177167317315307376458524  Gansu
Guangdong 80     318  439       100 600690690 650 550     8528138089679049101,2278359019608346771,0331,039949791812804  Guangdong
Guangxi                  130 680450800 650 460     524512525513524555601351393446439452700671696632656688  Guangxi
Guizhou 20                60 380410410 390 360     1019910892871031217753799087159227191225192297  Guizhou
Hainan                  100 470500410 400 310     491353517500463468575428492516472428560585638611611704  Hainan
Hebei 80270300310320280310310490590       120 570690400 260 100     187187154150161171249158157139161164288396331311355454  Hebei
Heilongjiang           770      120 230250210 110 60     392466452464460477585402375406397459653723675627666650  Heilongjiang
Henan                  70 470770830 140 110     244234228232233248253186188195207196241309277298373433  Henan
Hubei           730      160 420480460 370 240     547552505501505521568419382400364353410539480479524513  Hubei
Hunan 30                120 520680800 360 240     293286232258266285345245239242232236425429400399476519  Hunan
Inner Mongolia                  90 250230270 160 120     249288311299303292332213237251237271592697697680800835  Inner Mongolia
Jiangsu 150         890      210 480570470 270 250     8809749761,0351,0531,0931,2046806807157307161,0781,074948916962939  Jiangsu
Jiangxi           330      100 330410510 300 340     233226208236266246346212189213208227445435444449502538  Jiangxi
Jilin 50                130 200220400 200 100     438605676583688729833531461576700729875964981753728775  Jilin
Liaoning                  160 150210160 90 70      916936833950 1,122780 831778 9661,002922878865836  Liaoning
Ningxia                  80 220220220 150 90     329417407315365371801311419530521551827783719712733699  Ningxia
Qinghai                  70 270240170 160 80     232288251247252258250121113154130179336377441362437430  Qinghai
Shaanxi                  80 410470390 390 250      219219237232 301229 251251 454510489525570585  Shaanxi
Shandong                  190 630830490 140 60     450443383390385431482320294304290274366426312344506567  Shandong
Shanghai 440   9999991,0871,0951,2401,3641,172      410 2,0502,5602,470 2,870 2,800     1,9652,2951,8801,5681,4901,1821,4511,0821,2631,2698791,0041,1031,1779239851,0431,007  Shanghai
Shanxi                  80 210240270 350 260     215226219217254264379246238263306240473580466440490517  Shanxi
Sichuan           730      280 450480330 260 240     273761324693766799856678714726730742984951872785794813  Sichuan
Tianjin 380                270 350360250 200 210     1,5041,5391,4831,1361,4731,4661,4461,0561,0481,0019101,0031,1121,4371,0459561,048981  Tianjin
Tibet                          110     105996511159629716213616251026169846455  Tibet
Xinjiang                  90 330210230 160 80     366356318301323271362162156173168169221272221211309372  Xinjiang
Yunnan                  120 550570510 300 190     268393301326371405591332312346346342663705710696690741  Yunnan
Zhejiang  4204805204305605606308201,050       180 580540420 320 270     8081,3331,2961,3011,5071,5381,7261,1211,1321,2191,0901,0561,4381,3201,2081,0711,0931,092  Zhejiang
PRC0.165.3184.5204.1219.9237.8252.9289.4306.9452.0530.1415.6548.3691.0428.0490.9480.2411.3549.4426.8560.4618.0487.4442.9446.3360.5425.1321.8369.1367.2374.5368.0412.4449.9447.0438.3459.9478.8569.0377.5398.7412.5408.3380.3570.4595.3540.0558.7639.5666.4745.6894.5PRC


Abortion percentages by P.R. China region (reported or estimated)

region1956196519721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021region
Anhui           37.5      10.7 22.531.035.5 32.4 20.0     21.419.918.218.618.019.226.015.918.920.219.414.020.620.519.319.925.726.9  Anhui
Beijing1.025.9                25.9 25.935.523.1 15.3 11.5     75.779.377.161.559.350.248.637.058.955.350.427.448.852.245.444.244.344.1  Beijing
Chongqing                                68.845.068.647.245.746.849.743.545.242.641.243.048.147.746.145.044.144.0  Chongqing
Fujian                  6.5 33.845.141.2 34.2 22.5     26.224.427.726.327.629.233.325.728.127.927.927.937.337.436.434.839.439.6  Fujian
Gansu   7.59.010.68.29.310.623.112.816.6      4.8 27.019.415.3 11.5 16.7     17.218.017.019.017.717.316.310.812.213.815.014.324.124.023.527.331.434.4  Gansu
Guangdong 7.4     24.1  30.5       9.1 37.540.840.8 39.4 35.5     46.044.844.749.247.547.655.145.547.449.045.540.450.851.048.744.244.844.6  Guangdong
Guangxi                  11.5 40.531.044.4 39.4 31.5     34.433.934.433.934.435.737.626.028.230.830.531.241.240.141.038.739.640.8  Guangxi
Guizhou 2.0                5.7 27.529.129.1 28.1 26.5     9.29.09.88.48.09.310.87.25.07.38.38.013.718.516.018.416.122.9  Guizhou
Hainan                  9.1 32.033.329.1 28.6 23.7     32.926.134.133.331.731.936.530.033.034.032.130.035.936.939.037.937.941.3  Hainan
Hebei 7.421.323.123.724.221.923.723.732.937.1       10.7 36.340.828.6 20.6 9.1     15.815.813.413.013.814.620.013.613.612.213.914.122.328.424.923.726.231.2  Hebei
Heilongjiang           43.5      10.7 18.720.017.4 9.9 5.7     28.231.831.131.731.532.336.928.727.328.928.431.539.542.040.338.540.039.4  Heilongjiang
Henan                  6.5 32.043.545.4 12.3 9.9     19.618.918.618.918.919.920.215.715.816.317.116.419.423.621.723.027.230.2  Henan
Hubei           42.2      13.8 29.632.431.5 27.0 19.4     35.435.633.633.433.534.336.229.527.628.626.726.129.135.032.432.434.433.9  Hubei
Hunan 2.9                10.7 34.240.544.4 26.5 19.4     22.622.318.820.521.022.225.719.719.319.518.819.129.830.028.528.532.234.2  Hunan
Inner Mongolia                  8.3 20.018.721.3 13.8 10.7     19.922.423.723.023.322.624.917.619.120.119.221.337.241.141.140.544.545.5  Inner Mongolia
Jiangsu 13.0         47.1      17.4 32.436.332.0 21.3 20.0     46.849.349.450.951.352.254.640.540.541.742.241.751.951.848.747.849.048.4  Jiangsu
Jiangxi           24.8      9.1 24.829.133.8 23.1 25.4     18.918.417.219.121.019.725.717.515.917.517.218.530.830.330.831.033.435.0  Jiangxi
Jilin 4.8                11.5 16.718.028.6 16.7 9.1     30.537.740.336.840.842.145.434.731.536.641.242.246.749.149.543.042.143.6  Jilin
Liaoning                  13.8 13.017.413.8 8.3 6.5      47.848.445.448.7 52.943.8 45.443.7 49.150.148.046.846.445.5  Liaoning
Ningxia                  7.4 18.018.018.0 13.0 8.3     24.729.428.923.926.827.144.523.729.534.634.235.545.343.941.841.642.341.2  Ningxia
Qinghai                  6.5 21.319.414.5 13.8 7.4     18.822.320.019.820.220.520.010.810.113.411.515.225.127.430.626.630.430.1  Qinghai
Shaanxi                  7.4 29.132.028.1 28.1 20.0      18.018.019.218.8 23.118.6 20.120.0 31.233.832.834.436.336.9  Shaanxi
Shandong                  16.0 38.745.432.9 12.3 5.7     31.030.727.728.127.830.132.524.222.723.322.521.526.829.923.825.633.636.2  Shandong
Shanghai 30.6   50.050.052.152.355.457.754.0      29.1 67.271.971.2 74.2 73.7     66.369.765.361.159.854.259.252.055.855.946.850.152.554.148.049.651.050.2  Shanghai
Shanxi                  7.4 17.419.421.3 25.9 20.6     17.718.417.917.820.220.927.519.719.220.823.419.332.136.731.830.532.934.1  Shanxi
Sichuan           42.2      21.9 31.032.424.8 20.6 19.4     21.443.224.440.943.444.446.140.441.742.142.242.649.648.746.644.044.244.8  Sichuan
Tianjin 27.5                21.3 25.926.520.0 16.7 17.4     60.160.659.753.259.659.559.151.451.250.047.650.152.759.051.148.951.249.5  Tianjin
Tibet                          9.9     9.59.06.110.05.65.98.91.62.03.51.52.49.25.76.57.86.05.2  Tibet
Xinjiang                  8.3 24.817.418.7 13.8 7.4     26.826.324.123.124.421.326.614.013.514.814.414.518.121.418.117.423.627.1  Xinjiang
Yunnan                  10.7 35.536.333.8 23.1 16.0     21.128.223.224.627.128.837.125.023.825.725.725.539.941.441.541.040.842.6  Yunnan
Zhejiang  29.632.434.230.135.935.938.745.151.2       15.3 36.735.129.6 24.2 21.3     44.757.156.456.560.160.663.352.953.154.952.251.459.056.954.751.752.252.2  Zhejiang
PRC0.016.1315.5816.9518.0319.2120.1922.4423.4831.1334.6429.3635.4140.8629.9732.9232.4429.1535.4629.9135.9138.1932.7730.7030.8626.5029.8324.3426.9626.8627.2526.9029.2031.0330.8930.4731.5032.3836.2627.4028.5029.2128.9927.5536.3237.3235.0735.8439.0139.9942.7147.22PRC


Abortion percentage ranks for P.R. China regions, 1988-2013

regiontype19881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019region
Anhuiprovince12 22167 5 10     192324272725212421202127272928282829Anhui
Beijingmunicipality2 181020 20 19     11114589122148410789Beijing
Chongqingmunicipality              272787766794910961010Chongqing
Fujianprovince25 935 4 7     151915161615171513161513151617171616Fujian
Gansuprovince29 172227 27 17     262728252826292826272625252626232421Gansu
Guangdongprovince17 456 2 2     688676445558564868Guangdong
Guangxiautonomous region10 2163 2 3     91210111110121412131311121514141515Guangxi
Guizhouprovince28 161814 7 4     293030313028303028303028303030293030Guizhou
Hainanprovince17 111214 6 6     10181113131315119121212171716161713Hainan
Hebeiprovince12 6516 16 23     272929292927282724292826262424262725Hebei
Heilongjiangprovince12 252126 28 29     131313141412141315141410141215151417Heilongjiang
Henanprovince25 1142 25 21     222423262523262523252522282727272626Henan
Hubeiprovince8 141312 9 13     81112121211161214151615221919191924Hubei
Hunanprovince12 873 10 13     172222212119232018232320212223222322Hunan
Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol)autonomous region20 242521 21 20     2120192020182422202222181614131376Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol)
Jiangsuprovince5 10811 15 10     556554578987455444Jiangsu
Jiangxiprovince17 20188 13 5     232627242224222322242421202121202120Jiangxi
Jilinprovince10 282616 18 23     1210910109101010101061083101211Jilin
Liaoningprovince8 292829 29 28      6786 65 66 777555Liaoning
Ningxiaautonomous region22 262625 24 25     16151418181711181111119111111111114Ningxia
Qinghaiprovince25 232228 21 26     242121222422272927282923242522242527Qinghai
Shaanxiprovince22 151518 7 10      28252326 2521 2120 192018181818Shaanxi
Shandongprovince6 3210 25 29     111416151514181717181917232325252019Shandong
Shanghaimunicipality1 111 1 1     323223222142336232Shanghai
Shanxiprovince22 272221 11 9     252526282321191919191819181820212223Shanxi
Sichuanprovince3 131319 16 13     18917998987875698997Sichuan
Tianjinmunicipality4 182023 18 16     434432334433212323Tianjin
Tibet (Xizang)autonomous region        21     283131303129313129313129313131313131Tibet (Xizang)
Xinjiang Uygurautonomous region20 202824 21 26     141718191920202625262724292829302928Xinjiang Uygur
Yunnanprovince12 788 13 18     201620171716131616171716131312121312Yunnan
Zhejiangprovince7 51113 12 8     745311113311121111Zhejiang


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