Switzerland abortions and live births by canton, 1970-2024

Note: some pre-2003 figures are estimates, in particular figures for Zurich from 1970 to 2002.

canton	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	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	canton
Aargau	94								219		444					460					434			542		572				700	700	700	650	600	599	571	420	441	422	448	479	529	476	509	520	506	579	623	625	566	608	652	708	764	718	Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	14								6		16					10					8			8		16				22	23	23	29	33	44	40	37	44	42	36	35	36	40	41	39	38	47	28	65	32	42	41	37	41	42	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden	0										1					0					0			0		0				0	0	0	2	5	6	5	7	6	5	5	7	7	2	4	7	9	10	4	9	13	7	8	12	15	8	Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft	84								122		247					272					257			185		301				377	332	336	307	316	329	349	325	287	333	296	289	317	317	307	262	283	264	247	265	305	349	281	346	343	308	Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt	970								1,162		1,163					791					771			706		568				262	340	377	371	333	461	472	395	300	352	356	367	315	308	300	271	256	279	250	255	298	356	274	295	300	244	Basel-Stadt
Bern	1,062								1,086		1,207					1,159					1,072			1,098		1,100				1,174	1,162	1,176	1,194	1,030	1,079	989	1,051	1,069	1,049	1,088	1,108	1,209	1,173	1,083	1,148	1,132	1,116	1,081	1,199	1,176	1,241	1,216	1,220	1,276	1,273	Bern
Fribourg	0								1		5					15					111			162		211				224	219	272	267	256	275	299	265	255	267	296	267	263	290	293	347	316	327	310	330	355	348	314	368	465	417	Fribourg
Geneva	3,000								2,784		3,526					2,110					2,280			1,882		1,699				1,581	1,520	1,490	1,485	1,413	1,499	1,494	1,512	1,332	1,238	1,347	1,311	1,340	1,341	1,189	1,075	1,196	1,192	1,127	1,235	1,129	1,132	1,041	1,085	1,093	1,156	Geneva
Glarus	12								22		43					29					37			35		33				53	54	45	36	26	50	37	31	32	22	35	39	38	38	36	30	27	32	31	30	5	25	53	49	43	65	Glarus
Graubunden	20								63		69					57					79			122		162				212	204	207	206	187	192	204	212	203	193	193	174	177	190	162	153	149	140	161	152	155	156	156	185	214	235	Graubunden
Jura											17					46					85			89		103				99	114	106	107	89	100	92	109	76	97	110	87	85	51	64	70	67	64	65	61	80	83	60	76	86	72	Jura
Luzern	6								50		28					69					64			119		107				389	389	366	395	420	377	396	337	364	388	379	390	365	399	359	401	353	381	386	393	416	445	485	499	491	581	Luzern
Neuchatel	725								500		456					411					420			393		369				414	389	411	396	331	368	328	358	272	325	199	275	286	353	322	304	261	277	267	292	277	243	285	273	300	414	Neuchatel
Nidwalden	0								1		0					0					0			0		0				0	0	0	0	10	6	13	15	14	24	26	38	35	21	27	30	21	30	28	23	25	26	34	30	41	28	Nidwalden
Obwalden									1		0					0					0			0		0				0	0	0	4	33	23	27	38	19	18	27	18	22	23	17	20	24	30	23	23	27	26	12	21	20	21	Obwalden
Saint Gallen	20								96		171					122					179			267		309				373	457	467	430	449	451	438	474	503	494	465	562	548	501	492	488	450	488	501	538	526	547	567	591	584	609	Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen	12								28		56					19					65			85		82				117	118	106	85	84	83	90	96	61	82	89	100	99	91	101	104	92	100	95	90	78	114	87	97	92	84	Schaffhausen
Schwyz	1								2							4					8			10		31				41	42	41	49	65	86	70	93	108	127	89	111	115	116	116	119	120	92	108	109	84	89	108	127	171	167	Schwyz
Solothurn	7								100		166					169					217			205		250				350	330	340	300	238	248	233	230	232	272	204	235	253	258	222	263	219	223	228	223	233	280	283	295	243	376	Solothurn
Thurgau	28								84		118					100					111			147		154				168	164	216	200	189	196	189	192	195	208	185	211	187	205	215	212	198	205	221	197	213	239	288	268	264	291	Thurgau
Ticino/Tessin	19								346		391					538					608			675		643				662	613	666	618	609	609	592	615	452	454	406	428	455	387	422	378	342	306	283	295	269	287	244	255	275	295	Ticino/Tessin
Uri	1										0					0					0			0		0				5	12	15	21	24	24	20	12	11	17	14	18	12	11	16	19	21	20	15	14	20	16	23	28	22	19	Uri
Valais											1										15			90		90				211	236	229	240	178	174	231	174	241	273	314	343	321	367	329	377	374	309	343	348	313	350	271	270	363	314	Valais
Vaud	2,242								1,889		1,712					1,763					1,658			1,606		1,433		(1,400)	(1,400)	1,602	1,785	1,725	1,555	1,268	1,189	1,217	1,306	1,321	1,313	1,378	1,525	1,393	1,343	1,336	1,320	1,376	1,258	1,272	1,309	1,412	1,467	1,488	1,423	1,626	1,636	Vaud
Zug	0										0					2					7			19		28				64	75	104	89	98	89	90	88	111	69	133	62	108	119	84	94	68	115	98	115	125	131	122	114	107	127	Zug
Zurich	(5,400)								(5,200)		(5,100)					(4,300)					(4,200)			(3,700)		(3,600)				(3,100)	(3,000)	(3,000)	(2,800)	2,525	2,387	2,304	2,152	2,090	2,110	1,964	2,099	2,156	2,068	2,083	1,937	2,164	2,199	2,078	2,048	2,247	2,270	2,462	2,431	2,699	2,703	Zurich
SWITZERLAND UNKNOWN																																						183	54	105	72	44	43	48	28	26	19	12	21	11	29	18	30	5	2	SWITZERLAND UNKNOWN
SWITZERLAND TOTAL	13,717								13,762		14,937					12,446					12,686			12,145		11,861				12,200	12,312	12,418	11,844	10,820	10,959	10,818	10,594	10,035	10,310	10,187	10,650	10,715	10,531	10,177	10,016	10,088	10,102	9,885	10,264	10,390	10,906	10,873	11,133	11,943	12,205	SWITZERLAND TOTAL
NONRESIDENTS	2,600								1,800		900					1,700					300																	400	600	494	451	385	376	307	259	201	171	152	193	263	237	180	208	265	229	NONRESIDENTS
UNKNOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17,450	15,436	15,150	14,969	0	14,145	12,432	12,778	12,759	0	12,941	12,628	0	11,813	0	12,756			0	34	0	8	11	15	28	50	23	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	UNKNOWN
TOTAL	16,317								15,562		15,837	17,450	15,436	15,150	14,969	14,146	14,145	12,432	12,778	12,759	12,986	12,941	12,628	12,145	11,813	11,861	12,756	12,090	12,629	12,200	12,312	12,418	11,844	10,820	10,959	10,818	10,594	10,645	10,924	10,681	11,101	11,100	10,907	10,484	10,275	10,289	10,273	10,037	10,457	10,663	11,143	11,053	11,341	12,208	12,434	TOTAL

canton	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	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	canton
Aargau	7,668	7,175	6,758	6,465	6,421	6,092	5,595	5,504	5,381	5,553	5,779	6,028	5,932	5,771	6,006	5,818	5,865	5,923	6,252	6,440	6,447	6,553	6,602	6,275	6,233	6,232	6,266	6,190	5,915	5,775	5,756	5,252	5,394	5,463	5,558	5,495	5,531	5,511	5,915	5,822	6,258	6,163	6,404	6,423	6,687	6,707	6,979	6,914	6,945	7,044	6,980	7,439	6,829	6,577	6,536	Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	743	716	656	620	625	577	559	563	556	576	602	627	685	641	687	667	698	634	694	716	694	736	772	758	696	693	673	647	645	589	559	503	467	456	458	448	448	441	489	466	505	517	538	498	537	558	586	564	592	558	547	576	493	481	482	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden	223	237	239	218	214	194	197	167	179	177	178	189	220	221	217	210	219	200	231	222	247	245	260	260	233	214	220	229	201	190	184	176	185	160	151	150	153	170	166	163	159	177	171	180	166	181	186	186	169	174	171	172	149	154	138	Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft	3,829	3,736	3,594	3,414	3,215	2,909	2,722	2,704	2,593	2,561	2,626	2,599	2,788	2,656	2,713	2,730	2,718	2,719	2,786	2,786	2,778	2,677	2,776	2,605	2,564	2,581	2,622	2,575	2,575	2,553	2,485	2,334	2,298	2,285	2,265	2,268	2,244	2,334	2,348	2,395	2,449	2,451	2,494	2,380	2,534	2,550	2,608	2,694	2,623	2,543	2,522	2,645	2,492	2,345	2,353	Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt	2,636	2,450	2,331	2,078	2,023	1,921	1,662	1,690	1,642	1,622	1,703	1,643	1,875	1,709	1,752	1,720	1,797	1,758	1,781	1,727	1,843	1,964	1,918	1,985	1,985	1,854	1,959	1,821	1,789	1,729	1,695	1,535	1,589	1,619	1,606	1,629	1,613	1,617	1,656	1,731	1,859	1,848	1,905	1,894	1,996	2,032	2,076	2,069	2,075	2,060	1,994	2,052	1,789	1,855	1,772	Basel-Stadt
Bern	13,832	13,429	12,871	12,129	11,776	10,953	10,468	10,206	10,099	10,057	10,197	10,442	10,401	10,206	10,168	10,172	10,277	10,164	10,905	10,674	11,104	11,210	11,279	10,650	10,554	10,373	10,322	9,796	9,560	9,569	9,365	8,613	8,498	8,404	8,706	8,595	8,557	8,749	9,020	9,192	9,381	9,325	9,658	9,587	9,731	10,072	10,113	10,141	10,145	9,933	9,943	10,261	9,278	9,068	8,727	Bern
Fribourg	3,116	2,988	3,034	2,874	2,757	2,522	2,402	2,320	2,148	2,267	2,260	2,271	2,270	2,251	2,388	2,405	2,519	2,458	2,601	2,758	2,923	3,077	3,162	3,109	3,106	3,055	3,146	3,020	3,032	2,934	2,918	2,850	2,684	2,812	2,782	2,745	2,803	2,792	2,895	3,029	3,087	3,147	3,131	3,166	3,369	3,391	3,501	3,428	3,546	3,498	3,381	3,728	3,482	3,313	3,288	Fribourg
Geneva	4,564	4,550	4,439	4,261	4,069	3,721	3,603	3,688	3,537	3,592	3,530	3,562	3,628	3,619	3,768	3,693	3,934	3,864	4,254	4,268	4,377	4,739	4,695	4,655	4,635	4,629	4,853	4,612	4,455	4,598	4,828	4,526	4,646	4,368	4,714	4,806	4,735	4,804	4,787	4,837	5,007	4,981	5,030	5,167	5,282	5,388	5,361	5,441	5,353	5,350	5,159	5,245	5,070	4,763	4,747	Geneva
Glarus	588	582	531	521	495	506	434	449	414	448	488	491	469	509	531	484	467	482	518	501	457	523	508	467	508	458	469	433	427	388	380	360	331	370	330	329	354	357	330	320	322	340	366	392	378	409	414	378	407	413	382	396	357	341	338	Glarus
Graubunden	2,775	2,728	2,522	2,429	2,268	2,116	2,149	2,033	1,979	2,073	2,054	2,127	2,080	2,122	2,155	2,153	2,166	2,165	2,269	2,272	2,240	2,345	2,433	2,280	2,088	2,135	2,176	2,013	2,040	2,028	2,011	1,767	1,644	1,689	1,660	1,528	1,533	1,599	1,597	1,619	1,602	1,724	1,645	1,764	1,803	1,748	1,806	1,712	1,794	1,630	1,637	1,793	1,641	1,538	1,504	Graubunden
Jura	1,199	1,072	1,114	1,169	1,033	925	853	837	822	777	807	756	801	736	767	741	823	769	804	821	855	872	922	835	853	848	832	814	857	828	802	769	748	688	686	682	688	607	654	680	678	662	671	680	681	700	684	695	683	709	699	722	600	613	579	Jura
Luzern	5,213	5,123	4,748	4,470	4,196	4,012	3,829	3,802	3,724	3,625	3,792	3,747	3,988	3,905	4,034	3,887	4,084	4,070	4,200	4,248	4,520	4,615	4,650	4,556	4,348	4,397	4,487	4,261	4,051	4,167	3,894	3,468	3,535	3,436	3,478	3,436	3,579	3,638	3,815	3,839	3,912	4,036	4,087	4,065	4,153	4,192	4,265	4,384	4,413	4,357	4,311	4,456	4,080	4,094	4,069	Luzern
Neuchatel	2,607	2,559	2,420	2,344	2,166	2,022	1,834	1,734	1,622	1,648	1,622	1,566	1,483	1,509	1,542	1,625	1,635	1,686	1,814	1,867	2,003	1,983	2,068	2,071	1,939	1,977	1,941	2,001	1,899	1,894	1,934	1,828	1,820	1,779	1,716	1,819	1,804	1,725	1,723	1,804	1,750	1,763	1,784	1,716	1,803	1,783	1,804	1,758	1,656	1,670	1,633	1,689	1,577	1,508	1,467	Neuchatel
Nidwalden	498	476	401	432	452	428	400	426	412	371	417	453	402	461	444	477	450	469	487	468	496	523	518	471	468	443	442	425	431	418	420	369	377	375	374	379	372	364	386	353	373	374	366	392	377	426	398	418	432	384	397	377	393	367	348	Nidwalden
Obwalden	448	435	431	403	398	386	376	377	357	372	393	400	402	346	397	396	402	395	427	413	412	429	418	412	396	400	381	398	402	392	378	339	323	319	341	304	351	363	354	363	347	380	383	340	395	359	370	377	384	347	378	345	335	344	314	Obwalden
Saint Gallen	6,927	6,710	6,074	5,988	5,690	5,308	5,012	4,944	4,870	5,029	5,237	5,105	5,277	5,203	5,267	5,317	5,336	5,492	5,579	5,666	5,812	6,129	6,006	5,645	5,671	5,449	5,491	5,254	5,310	5,167	5,119	4,696	4,722	4,638	4,558	4,330	4,371	4,487	4,664	4,794	4,852	4,977	4,958	5,112	5,058	5,363	5,388	5,205	5,368	5,269	5,345	5,440	5,198	4,971	4,918	Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen	1,094	1,063	944	930	868	786	825	775	735	705	776	802	833	780	768	800	774	827	853	870	819	856	853	848	866	810	794	820	717	739	693	619	632	666	604	626	601	653	612	660	630	699	711	734	725	700	758	747	772	724	764	811	740	740	694	Schaffhausen
Schwyz	1,765	1,742	1,624	1,525	1,573	1,398	1,378	1,308	1,325	1,420	1,415	1,358	1,457	1,431	1,428	1,425	1,496	1,473	1,554	1,506	1,650	1,621	1,686	1,667	1,668	1,706	1,652	1,653	1,521	1,552	1,577	1,366	1,432	1,525	1,512	1,462	1,422	1,401	1,542	1,451	1,467	1,417	1,578	1,542	1,545	1,607	1,559	1,510	1,628	1,536	1,633	1,694	1,521	1,505	1,436	Schwyz
Solothurn	3,721	3,542	3,199	3,008	2,990	2,821	2,650	2,433	2,382	2,509	2,447	2,581	2,590	2,557	2,557	2,505	2,446	2,491	2,717	2,701	2,841	2,809	2,803	2,777	2,642	2,550	2,654	2,608	2,481	2,517	2,430	2,193	2,237	2,164	2,195	2,212	2,057	2,181	2,184	2,222	2,266	2,360	2,401	2,373	2,418	2,536	2,591	2,555	2,659	2,592	2,663	2,798	2,550	2,491	2,406	Solothurn
Thurgau	3,160	2,980	2,792	2,756	2,648	2,446	2,267	2,239	2,269	2,304	2,388	2,416	2,527	2,494	2,600	2,688	2,666	2,710	2,907	2,906	2,975	3,065	3,017	2,936	2,914	2,880	2,828	2,749	2,560	2,491	2,554	2,200	2,249	2,155	2,225	2,109	2,199	2,258	2,187	2,310	2,396	2,340	2,425	2,489	2,664	2,785	2,866	2,809	2,971	2,884	2,882	3,020	2,850	2,750	2,675	Thurgau
Ticino/Tessin	3,747	3,664	3,442	3,412	3,268	2,987	2,770	2,691	2,598	2,562	2,535	2,444	2,461	2,427	2,372	2,311	2,463	2,436	2,437	2,584	2,763	2,898	2,951	2,969	3,108	3,060	3,090	3,051	3,049	2,963	3,057	2,715	2,904	2,734	2,753	2,784	2,792	2,813	2,992	2,932	2,953	2,949	2,839	2,842	2,908	2,957	2,806	2,774	2,556	2,494	2,506	2,556	2,435	2,390	2,319	Ticino/Tessin
Uri	624	606	627	601	595	540	511	517	468	500	485	438	446	440	464	425	491	475	439	444	484	445	478	453	445	439	450	408	413	404	413	346	368	336	350	315	344	327	331	351	350	326	368	325	324	322	332	350	356	342	328	419	320	376	353	Uri
Valais	3,838	3,803	3,781	3,691	3,498	3,225	2,979	3,028	2,820	2,815	2,919	2,902	2,869	2,885	2,865	2,947	2,996	3,024	3,267	3,280	3,569	3,561	3,784	3,505	3,494	3,403	3,411	3,206	3,152	3,063	2,991	2,875	2,690	2,645	2,652	2,814	2,771	2,723	2,880	2,876	3,096	3,107	3,045	3,142	3,198	3,247	3,274	3,259	3,326	3,138	3,310	3,413	3,148	3,009	3,047	Valais
Vaud	6,912	7,051	7,015	6,791	6,712	6,134	5,611	5,646	5,520	5,429	5,671	5,508	5,553	5,567	5,646	5,779	6,154	6,451	6,969	7,184	7,658	8,186	8,056	7,663	7,657	7,663	7,709	7,531	7,410	7,442	7,587	7,049	6,788	6,846	7,064	7,199	7,362	7,585	7,520	8,032	8,129	7,953	8,211	8,274	8,387	8,385	8,730	8,686	8,736	8,607	8,455	8,884	8,364	7,973	7,612	Vaud
Zug	1,208	1,235	1,218	1,227	1,078	1,022	978	943	950	990	981	967	985	928	976	1,025	1,046	1,050	1,058	1,115	1,067	1,072	1,116	1,088	1,140	1,145	1,176	1,177	1,184	1,101	1,217	1,105	1,065	1,157	1,102	1,143	1,154	1,145	1,164	1,166	1,165	1,200	1,201	1,258	1,284	1,295	1,377	1,257	1,343	1,329	1,245	1,371	1,254	1,185	1,185	Zug
Zurich	16,281	15,609	14,537	13,762	13,479	12,513	12,135	11,805	11,973	12,004	12,359	12,325	12,494	12,285	12,198	12,284	12,398	12,320	12,542	12,743	12,905	13,067	13,179	12,822	12,769	12,809	12,963	12,892	12,873	12,917	13,211	12,442	12,746	12,759	13,242	13,296	13,533	13,850	14,480	14,879	15,297	15,592	15,794	15,996	16,884	16,866	17,051	17,070	16,919	16,587	16,649	17,342	15,426	15,273	14,949	Zurich
SWITZERLAND TOTAL	99,216	96,261	91,342	87,518	84,507	78,464	74,199	72,829	71,375	71,986	73,661	73,747	74,916	73,659	74,710	74,684	76,320	76,505	80,345	81,180	83,939	86,200	86,910	83,762	82,980	82,203	83,007	80,584	78,949	78,408	78,458	72,295	72,372	71,848	73,082	72,903	73,371	74,494	76,691	78,286	80,290	80,808	82,164	82,731	85,287	86,559	87,883	87,381	87,851	86,172	85,914	89,644	82,371	80,024	78,256	SWITZERLAND TOTAL